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 // March 28, 2017Needed two-thirds to ratify

Resolution of Advice and Consent to Ratification (Treaty Doc. 114-12)

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

Won the vote · Yea

97 votes, representing 244,735,652 people97.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

2 votes, representing 2,808,162 people1.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.6% 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
YeaWon9797.3%
NayLost21.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.6%