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. 50 // October 23, 2019

S.J. Res. 50

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

Won the vote · Nay

52 votes, representing 118,087,775 people46.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

43 votes, representing 113,784,868 people44.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.0% 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 3.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5246.4%
YeaLost4344.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.0%