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. 1963 // February 10, 2014Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.1963

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

Won the vote · Yea

94 votes, representing 228,321,838 people93.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

0 votes, representing 0 people0.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.7% 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
YeaWon9493.3%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.7%