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. 53 // October 17, 2019

S.J. Res. 53

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

Won the vote · Nay

53 votes, representing 119,806,344 people47.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

41 votes, representing 106,964,780 people42.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.0% 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 3.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5347.0%
YeaLost4142.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.0%