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. 42 // October 26, 2023

S.J. Res. 42

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

Won the vote · Nay

50 votes, representing 136,480,189 people52.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

47 votes, representing 107,279,263 people41.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.9% 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
NayWon5052.1%
YeaLost4741.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.9%