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: Amendment // March 26, 2015Needed 60 votes to waive the budget rules

Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Nelson Amdt. No 944

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

Won the vote · Nay

49 votes, representing 98,216,360 people39.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 149,018,362 people60.3%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 10.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4939.7%
YeaLost5160.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%