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 // May 24, 2018

Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: James Randolph Evans to be Ambassador of the United States to Luxembourg

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

Won the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 88,079,792 people34.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 133,779,221 people52.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 12.4% 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 15.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4934.8%
NayLost4452.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken012.4%