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. 63 // October 10, 2018

S.J. Res. 63

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

Won the vote · Nay

50 votes, representing 110,152,743 people43.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 143,087,214 people56.5%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 6.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5043.5%
YeaLost5056.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%