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 7, 2017

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Peter B. Robb, of Vermont, to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 109,565,367 people43.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 2.1% 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 6.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5143.6%
NayLost4754.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.1%