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 // April 3, 2019

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 · Nay

51 votes, representing 119,939,934 people47.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

48 votes, representing 119,443,377 people46.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.0% 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 2.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5147.1%
YeaLost4846.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.0%