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. 3275 // February 25, 2020Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 3275

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

Won the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 122,197,088 people48.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

53 votes, representing 125,339,245 people49.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 1.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4448.4%
YeaLost5349.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.0%

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