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 // July 19, 2017

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of John Kenneth Bush, of Kentucky, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 108,593,389 people43.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

48 votes, representing 140,215,962 people55.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.1% 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 6.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5143.2%
NayLost4855.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.1%