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 // April 22, 2026Needed 60 votes to waive the budget rules

Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hirono Amdt. No. 4884

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

Won the vote · Nay

50 votes, representing 120,815,298 people45.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

48 votes, representing 141,068,507 people52.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.8% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 4.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5045.3%
YeaLost4852.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.8%