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 // May 19, 2016Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 3896 to H.R. 2577

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

Won the vote · Yea

88 votes, representing 219,734,786 people88.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

10 votes, representing 18,656,192 people7.5%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
YeaWon8888.3%
NayLost107.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.2%