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 // August 15, 2018

Motion to Invoke Cloture: A. Marvin Quattlebaum, Jr. to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

61 votes, representing 109,678,775 people43.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

28 votes, representing 103,211,527 people40.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 15.9% 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 6.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon6143.3%
NayLost2840.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken015.9%