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

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // May 1, 2017

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Jay Clayton, of New York, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission

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

Won the vote · Yea

60 votes, representing 123,134,073 people49.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

36 votes, representing 115,607,463 people46.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.1% 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 1.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon6049.0%
NayLost3646.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.1%