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 // June 5, 2026Needed 60 votes to waive the budget rules

Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Durbin Amdt. No. 5806

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

Won the vote · Nay

51 votes, representing 122,072,357 people45.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

48 votes, representing 142,161,766 people53.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.9% 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 4.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5145.8%
YeaLost4853.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.9%