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.Res. 412 // October 3, 2025

S.Res. 412

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 109,976,832 people41.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 143,254,870 people53.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 8.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5141.3%
NayLost4653.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.0%