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 17, 2018Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture Andrew S. Oldham, of Texas, to U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 107,932,845 people42.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

49 votes, representing 142,542,288 people56.3%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 7.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5042.6%
NayLost4956.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.1%