In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // January 14, 2014Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 2631 to S. 1845

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

Won the vote · Nay

48 votes, representing 107,259,488 people43.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 137,476,283 people56.2%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 6.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4843.8%
YeaLost5256.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%

Senate This side won even though more senators, and more Americans, voted the other way. Ending debate needed 60 votes here, not a majority.