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: Cloture motion // April 19, 2005Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Mikulski Amdt. No. 387

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

Won the vote · Yea

83 votes, representing 178,343,185 people83.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

17 votes, representing 36,499,685 people17.0%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon8383.0%
NayLost1717.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%