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 // May 7, 2015Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1140 to H.R. 1191

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

Won the vote · Yea

93 votes, representing 217,343,136 people87.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

6 votes, representing 14,877,385 people6.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.1% 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
YeaWon9387.9%
NayLost66.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.1%