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 // November 19, 2024

Motion to Instruct the Sergeant at Arms to Request the Presence of Absentee Senators

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

Won the vote · Yea

41 votes, representing 107,217,303 people40.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

26 votes, representing 49,983,648 people18.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 41.0% 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 9.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4140.2%
NayLost2618.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken041.0%