In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // August 16, 2018

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Julius Ness Richardson, of South Carolina, to be U.S. Circuit Court Judge for the Fourth Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

80 votes, representing 195,198,170 people77.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

10 votes, representing 21,735,513 people8.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 14.3% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon8077.1%
NayLost108.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken014.3%