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 // November 1, 2017

Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Allison H. Eid, of Colorado, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

56 votes, representing 117,016,306 people46.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

42 votes, representing 128,608,456 people51.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.3% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 3.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5646.5%
NayLost4251.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.3%