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. 5334 // August 7, 2026

H.R. 5334, as amended

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

Won the vote · Yea

86 votes, representing 230,532,216 people86.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

11 votes, representing 31,236,159 people11.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.8% 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
YeaWon8686.5%
NayLost1111.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.8%