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. 56 // March 10, 2020

Motion To Proceed To: S.J. Res. 56

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

Won the vote · Yea

55 votes, representing 146,806,076 people58.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 91,116,411 people36.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.8% 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
YeaWon5558.1%
NayLost4136.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.8%