In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

The U.S. falls short of this goal.

Activate to continue

Spoken For.
Senate vote: S.Res. 817 // July 30, 2026

S. Res. 817

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 113,977,481 people42.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 143,673,955 people53.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.4% 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 7.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5042.8%
NayLost4753.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.4%