In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

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Senate vote: S. 388 // February 28, 2013Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.388

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

Won the vote · Nay

49 votes, representing 107,874,791 people44.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 134,132,519 people55.4%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 5.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4944.6%
YeaLost5155.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%

Senate This side won even though more senators, and more Americans, voted the other way. Ending debate needed 60 votes here, not a majority.