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 // August 3, 2009Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke cloture on the Kohl Amdt. No. 1908

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

Won the vote · Yea

83 votes, representing 205,845,237 people88.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

11 votes, representing 14,926,171 people6.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.8% 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
YeaWon8388.7%
NayLost116.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.8%