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.Res. 335 // September 25, 2019

S. Res. 335

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 111,902,146 people43.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

42 votes, representing 108,263,557 people42.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 13.6% 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 6.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5243.9%
NayLost4242.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken013.6%