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. 65 // November 15, 2018

Motion to Table the Motion to Discharge S.J. Res. 65

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

Won the vote · Yea

77 votes, representing 164,227,779 people64.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

21 votes, representing 80,094,442 people31.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.5% 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
YeaWon7764.9%
NayLost2131.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.5%