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. 32 // March 2, 2022

S.J. Res. 32

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

Won the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 112,130,092 people43.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 108,637,499 people41.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 15.2% 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 6.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4943.1%
NayLost4441.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken015.2%