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. 815 // April 23, 2024

Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 815

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

Won the vote · Yea

79 votes, representing 200,228,833 people75.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

18 votes, representing 60,419,289 people22.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.2% 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
YeaWon7975.1%
NayLost1822.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.2%