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 // May 19, 2009Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Dodd Amdt. No. 1058

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

Won the vote · Yea

92 votes, representing 217,872,186 people93.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

2 votes, representing 2,738,684 people1.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.9% 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
YeaWon9293.9%
NayLost21.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.9%