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 22, 2016Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 4787

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

Won the vote · Nay

38 votes, representing 93,909,771 people37.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

58 votes, representing 133,310,112 people53.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.7% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 12.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon3837.7%
YeaLost5853.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.7%

Senate This side won even though more senators, and more Americans, voted the other way. Ending debate needed 60 votes here, not a majority.