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. 4132 // May 11, 2022Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Motion to Proceed to S. 4132

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

Won the vote · Nay

51 votes, representing 114,375,088 people43.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 146,039,314 people56.1%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 6.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5143.9%
YeaLost4956.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%