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 // September 25, 2018

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Peter A. Feldman, to be a Commissioner, Consumer Product Safety Commission (Term of Seven Years)

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%