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 // July 11, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Peter C. Wright to be Assistant Administrator of Solid Waste, Environmental Protection Agency

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

Won the vote · Yea

53 votes, representing 121,626,688 people47.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

39 votes, representing 95,551,961 people37.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 14.7% 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 2.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5347.8%
NayLost3937.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken014.7%