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 // August 7, 2022Needed 60 votes to waive the budget rules

Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Amendment No. 5194, Insulin

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

Won the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 105,464,569 people40.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

57 votes, representing 154,949,833 people59.5%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 9.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4340.5%
YeaLost5759.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%