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 // April 14, 2016Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 3679

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

Won the vote · Yea

94 votes, representing 209,511,559 people84.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

4 votes, representing 28,879,420 people11.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.2% 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
YeaWon9484.2%
NayLost411.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.2%