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 // January 31, 2020

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

Won the vote · Nay

51 votes, representing 118,710,470 people47.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 133,986,175 people53.0%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 3.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5147.0%
YeaLost4953.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%