In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

The U.S. falls short of this goal.

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Senate vote: S.J.Res. 39 // September 21, 2016

Motion to Table the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 39

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

71 votes, representing 174,571,271 people70.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

27 votes, representing 70,760,213 people28.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.4% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon7170.1%
NayLost2728.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.4%