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

The U.S. falls short of this goal.

Activate to continue

Spoken For.
Senate vote: S.J.Res. 39 // May 3, 2022

S.J. Res. 39

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

Won the vote · Yea

55 votes, representing 123,319,479 people47.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 130,245,470 people50.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.6% 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 2.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5547.4%
NayLost4150.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.6%