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. 782 // June 21, 2011Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 782

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

Won the vote · Nay

51 votes, representing 108,202,453 people45.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 128,966,249 people54.4%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 4.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5145.6%
YeaLost4954.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%