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 // January 29, 2018

Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: David Ryan Stras to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

57 votes, representing 121,261,575 people47.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 120,677,833 people47.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.5% 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 2.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5747.9%
NayLost4147.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.5%