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 All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Cardin Amdt. No. 1119

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

Won the vote · Nay

42 votes, representing 91,604,672 people37.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

58 votes, representing 155,630,049 people62.9%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 12.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4237.1%
YeaLost5862.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%