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. 1723 // October 20, 2011Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 1723

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

Won the vote · Nay

50 votes, representing 106,061,181 people44.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 131,107,521 people55.3%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 5.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5044.7%
YeaLost5055.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%