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. 1959

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

Won the vote · Nay

60 votes, representing 162,348,402 people64.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

39 votes, representing 88,126,731 people34.8%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
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon6064.1%
YeaLost3934.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.1%