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 // January 24, 2019Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Schumer Amdt. No. 6

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

Won the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 104,197,585 people40.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 142,802,761 people56.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.0% 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 9.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4440.9%
YeaLost5256.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.0%

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