In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

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Senate vote: S. 5355 // December 22, 2022

S. 5355

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

Won the vote · Nay

73 votes, representing 187,877,346 people72.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

22 votes, representing 63,651,617 people24.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.4% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon7372.1%
YeaLost2224.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.4%