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: H.R. 3204 // November 12, 2013Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 3204

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

Won the vote · Yea

97 votes, representing 238,097,162 people98.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 1,756,398 people0.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.9% 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
YeaWon9798.4%
NayLost10.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.9%