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 // February 15, 2018Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1955

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

Won the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 101,408,064 people40.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 149,067,069 people58.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.1% 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 10.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4740.0%
YeaLost5258.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.1%

Senate This side won even though more senators, and more Americans, voted the other way. Ending debate needed 60 votes here, not a majority.