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In a Facebook poll of 3,208 respondents, 53.6% chose “No”. How we count
United Kingdom supplied more votes than any other country in this poll — 84 of them — and it broke for Yes. But the room around it didn't follow: No closed at 53.6% (1,719 votes) to Yes's 46.4% (1,489), meaning the single biggest national bloc backed the losing side of its own poll.
The split wasn't a fluke of one country. United States, the next-largest bloc at 58 votes, leaned No — lining up with the eventual winner instead. Malaysia, Poland, Denmark, Egypt and Ireland all sided with the UK's Yes; India, France and Singapore sided with the US's No. The margin barely moved for it: No led by roughly 54-56% on every single day across the poll's 60-day run.
- UK bloc · Largest national bloc (84 votes) backed Yes, the loser
- Transatlantic split · US (58 votes) leaned No, matching the final result
- Rock-steady margin · No held 54-56% every day across 60 days