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. 1940 // June 21, 2012Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 1940

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

Won the vote · Yea

96 votes, representing 217,573,626 people90.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

2 votes, representing 2,799,969 people1.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.1% 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
YeaWon9690.8%
NayLost21.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.1%