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

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // September 19, 2017

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Noel J. Francisco, of the District of Columbia, to be Solicitor General of the United States

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

Won the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 107,088,788 people42.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 136,702,538 people54.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.1% 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 7.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4942.6%
NayLost4754.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.1%