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 // April 6, 2017

Motion to Postpone the Motion to Invoke Cloture, Upon Reconsideration, of the Nomination of Neil M. Gorsuch Until a Time Certain

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

Won the vote · Nay

52 votes, representing 111,285,160 people44.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

48 votes, representing 140,215,962 people55.8%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 5.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5244.2%
YeaLost4855.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%