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. 52 // October 30, 2019

S.J.Res. 52

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

Won the vote · Nay

52 votes, representing 121,077,759 people47.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

43 votes, representing 109,556,683 people43.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.4% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 2.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5247.5%
YeaLost4343.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.4%