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 // April 1, 2019Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Amdt. No. 201 to H.R. 268

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

Won the vote · Nay

49 votes, representing 122,118,361 people47.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

44 votes, representing 102,067,851 people40.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 12.0% 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 2.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4947.9%
YeaLost4440.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken012.0%