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. 46 // May 26, 2022

S.J.Res. 46

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

Won the vote · Nay

48 votes, representing 143,680,179 people55.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

46 votes, representing 97,990,248 people37.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.2% 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
NayWon4855.2%
YeaLost4637.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.2%