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: H.R. 662 // November 1, 2023

H.R. 662, as amended

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

Won the vote · Nay

53 votes, representing 154,695,950 people59.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

43 votes, representing 98,694,781 people37.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.2% 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
NayWon5359.1%
YeaLost4337.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.2%