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 // February 7, 2017

Shall the Decision of the Chair Stand as the Judgment of the Senate?

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

Won the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 94,967,793 people37.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 120,664,782 people48.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 14.3% 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 12.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4937.8%
NayLost4348.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken014.3%