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. 2363 // July 10, 2014Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 2363

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

Won the vote · Nay

56 votes, representing 152,061,579 people62.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

41 votes, representing 87,493,356 people35.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.1% 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
NayWon5662.1%
YeaLost4135.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.1%