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 Murray Amdt. No. 1117

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

Won the vote · Nay

57 votes, representing 122,723,486 people49.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

43 votes, representing 124,511,235 people50.4%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 0.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5749.6%
YeaLost4350.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%