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 // April 2, 2014Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 2874 to H.R. 3979

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

Won the vote · Yea

61 votes, representing 155,208,722 people63.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

38 votes, representing 79,606,488 people32.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.1% 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
YeaWon6163.4%
NayLost3832.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.1%