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

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // April 11, 2018

Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Patrick Pizzella, to be Deputy Secretary of Labor

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

48 votes, representing 137,599,649 people54.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.0% 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%
NayLost4854.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.0%