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. 38 // March 3, 2022

S.J. Res. 38

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

Won the vote · Yea

48 votes, representing 107,927,070 people41.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 113,334,987 people43.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 15.0% 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 8.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4841.4%
NayLost4743.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken015.0%