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 // June 21, 2023Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Treaty Doc. 112-8, Tax Convention with Chile

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

Won the vote · Yea

97 votes, representing 255,428,739 people97.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

2 votes, representing 4,169,617 people1.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.8% 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
YeaWon9797.6%
NayLost21.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.8%