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 // January 28, 2010Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Ben S. Bernanke, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

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

Won the vote · Yea

77 votes, representing 185,112,381 people78.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

23 votes, representing 49,568,757 people21.1%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon7778.9%
NayLost2321.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%