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 // May 21, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Carl J. Nichols to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia

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

Won the vote · Yea

55 votes, representing 122,974,625 people48.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

42 votes, representing 121,898,918 people47.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.9% 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 1.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5548.3%
NayLost4247.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.9%