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: Amendment // January 9, 2017Needed 60 votes to waive the budget rules

Motion to Waive CBA Re: Germaneness Re: Hirono Amdt. No. 20

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

Won the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 101,276,892 people40.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 141,535,042 people56.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.5% 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 9.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4740.3%
YeaLost4956.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.5%