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. 77 // December 9, 2020

Motion to Discharge S.J. Res. 77

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

Won the vote · Nay

50 votes, representing 113,064,217 people44.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

46 votes, representing 116,094,677 people45.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.3% 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 5.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5044.7%
YeaLost4645.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.3%