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 // June 20, 2016Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 4720

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

Won the vote · Nay

53 votes, representing 110,294,104 people44.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

47 votes, representing 138,635,281 people55.7%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 5.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5344.3%
YeaLost4755.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%