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 // December 1, 2022

Sullivan Amdt. No. 6503

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

Won the vote · Nay

70 votes, representing 183,979,238 people70.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

25 votes, representing 64,711,454 people24.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.5% 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
NayWon7070.6%
YeaLost2524.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.5%