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 // October 21, 2011Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Inouye Amdt. No. 738

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

Won the vote · Yea

82 votes, representing 188,833,942 people79.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

16 votes, representing 43,540,826 people18.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.0% 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
YeaWon8279.6%
NayLost1618.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.0%