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 // February 4, 2016Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture on Murkowski Amdt No. 2953

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

Won the vote · Nay

50 votes, representing 147,943,736 people59.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

46 votes, representing 81,789,700 people32.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.7% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5059.4%
YeaLost4632.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.7%