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 27, 2016Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 5082

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

Won the vote · Nay

55 votes, representing 151,188,532 people60.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

45 votes, representing 97,740,852 people39.3%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5560.7%
YeaLost4539.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%