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 // November 2, 2009

Motion to invoke cloture on the Baucus Amdt. No. 2712 to H.R. 3548.

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

Won the vote · Yea

85 votes, representing 191,672,928 people82.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

2 votes, representing 4,018,930 people1.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 15.7% 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
YeaWon8582.6%
NayLost21.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken015.7%