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 // December 10, 2018

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Justin George Muzinich, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury

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

Won the vote · Yea

55 votes, representing 119,435,132 people47.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 127,387,081 people50.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.5% 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 2.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5547.2%
NayLost4350.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.5%