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: Amendment // August 11, 2021

Hoeven Amdt. No. 3243

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 117,945,586 people45.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 139,591,183 people54.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.1% 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 4.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5245.7%
NayLost4754.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.1%