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. 3525 // November 15, 2012Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture on S.3525

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

Won the vote · Yea

84 votes, representing 184,422,998 people76.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

12 votes, representing 46,448,902 people19.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.7% 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
YeaWon8476.9%
NayLost1219.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.7%