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. 3637 // December 13, 2012Needed 60 votes to waive the budget rules

Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: S.3637

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

Won the vote · Nay

42 votes, representing 87,137,617 people36.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 124,842,408 people52.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.6% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 13.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4236.4%
YeaLost5052.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.6%