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. 23 // May 11, 2023

S.J.Res. 23

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 110,824,386 people42.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

49 votes, representing 150,889,629 people57.7%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 7.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5142.3%
NayLost4957.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%