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. 1357 // May 23, 2015Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 1357

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

Won the vote · Nay

54 votes, representing 142,398,648 people57.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

45 votes, representing 104,612,770 people42.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.1% 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
NayWon5457.6%
YeaLost4542.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.1%