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: S. 1776 // October 21, 2009Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 1776

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

Won the vote · Nay

53 votes, representing 108,972,572 people47.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

47 votes, representing 123,051,055 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
NayWon5347.0%
YeaLost4753.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%