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 // July 26, 2015Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture on Kirk Amdt. No. 2327

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

Won the vote · Yea

67 votes, representing 172,884,133 people69.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

26 votes, representing 58,936,121 people23.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.2% 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
YeaWon6769.9%
NayLost2623.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.2%