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. 41 // April 27, 2022

Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 41

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

Won the vote · Nay

49 votes, representing 143,736,382 people55.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 113,526,244 people43.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.2% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4955.2%
YeaLost4943.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.2%