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 // June 8, 2009Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. 1247

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

Won the vote · Yea

61 votes, representing 144,492,733 people62.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

30 votes, representing 59,772,096 people25.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 12.0% 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
YeaWon6162.3%
NayLost3025.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken012.0%