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. 29 // December 8, 2021

S.J.Res. 29

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 113,055,644 people43.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

48 votes, representing 144,818,503 people56.2%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 6.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5243.8%
NayLost4856.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%