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. 60 // December 14, 2022

S.J.Res. 60

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

Won the vote · Nay

49 votes, representing 144,436,705 people55.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 102,368,327 people39.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.2% 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
NayWon4955.5%
YeaLost4939.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.2%