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. 55 // August 4, 2022

S.J.Res.55

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 103,080,133 people39.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 144,068,764 people55.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.1% 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 10.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5039.6%
NayLost4755.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.1%