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

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // March 26, 2014

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Gerald McHugh, Jr., of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge

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

Won the vote · Yea

56 votes, representing 143,609,832 people58.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 97,896,562 people40.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.3% 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
YeaWon5658.7%
NayLost4340.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.3%