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: Procedural vote // December 4, 2012Needed two-thirds to ratify

Resolution of Ratification Treaty Doc. 112-7

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

Won the vote · Nay

38 votes, representing 89,475,004 people37.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

61 votes, representing 145,299,653 people60.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.0% 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 12.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon3837.3%
YeaLost6160.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.0%