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 // July 26, 2022Needed 60 votes to waive the budget rules

Motion to Waive Section 404(a) of S. Con. Res. 13, 111th Congress, as amended by S. Con. Res. 11, 114th Congress re: Amendment No. 5135

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

Won the vote · Yea

63 votes, representing 184,061,512 people70.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

32 votes, representing 67,755,003 people26.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.3% 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
YeaWon6370.7%
NayLost3226.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.3%