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. 42 // June 13, 2017

Motion to Discharge S. J. Res. 42

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

Won the vote · Nay

53 votes, representing 122,096,899 people48.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

47 votes, representing 129,404,222 people51.5%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 1.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5348.5%
YeaLost4751.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%