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 // September 12, 2016Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 4979

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

Won the vote · Yea

90 votes, representing 226,868,310 people91.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 1,064,685 people0.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.4% 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
YeaWon9091.1%
NayLost10.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.4%