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. 1332 // June 3, 2019Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 1332

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

Won the vote · Nay

69 votes, representing 166,033,687 people65.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

22 votes, representing 57,173,519 people22.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 12.4% 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
NayWon6965.2%
YeaLost2222.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken012.4%