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 // March 7, 2016Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 3378 to S. 524

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

Won the vote · Yea

86 votes, representing 190,172,967 people76.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

3 votes, representing 4,497,617 people1.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 21.8% 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
YeaWon8676.4%
NayLost31.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken021.8%