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.Con.Res. 36 // May 17, 2018

Motion to Proceed to S. Con. Res. 36

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

Won the vote · Nay

76 votes, representing 186,841,025 people73.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

21 votes, representing 55,212,712 people21.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.4% 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
NayWon7673.8%
YeaLost2121.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.4%