In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // June 3, 2014

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Tanya S. Chutkan, of the District of Columbia, to be U.S. District Judge

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 136,878,694 people55.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

40 votes, representing 97,292,727 people39.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.3% 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
YeaWon5455.9%
NayLost4039.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.3%