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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S.Con.Res. 3 // January 13, 2017

S. Con. Res. 3

Sponsor: MICHAEL ENZI (R-WY)

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on January 12, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Highlights: This concurrent resolution establishes the FY2017 congressional budget resolution, which provides a framework for congressional consideration of revenue, spending, and other budget-related legislation. The budget resolution is a nonbinding framework used by Congress and cannot be signed into law or vetoed by the President.

Economics and Public Finance Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

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Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 109,565,367 people43.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

48 votes, representing 126,696,120 people50.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.1% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 6.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5143.6%
NayLost4850.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.1%