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 // April 14, 2015Needed 60 votes to waive the budget rules

Motion to Waive Applicable Budgetary Discipline Bennet Amdt. No. 1115

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

Won the vote · Nay

50 votes, representing 107,742,606 people43.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 139,492,116 people56.4%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 6.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5043.6%
YeaLost5056.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%