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. 2657 // March 9, 2020Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 2657

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

Won the vote · Nay

73 votes, representing 166,146,386 people65.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

15 votes, representing 38,492,908 people15.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 19.0% 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
NayWon7365.7%
YeaLost1515.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken019.0%