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 // June 9, 2016Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture on Reed Amdt. No. 4549

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

Won the vote · Nay

55 votes, representing 111,947,080 people45.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

43 votes, representing 133,457,225 people53.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.4% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 5.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5545.0%
YeaLost4353.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.4%