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 30, 2018

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Britt Cagle Grant to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 106,598,177 people42.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 129,252,385 people51.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.9% 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 7.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5242.1%
NayLost4451.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.9%