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

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // July 30, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Steven D. Grimberg to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia

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

Won the vote · Yea

72 votes, representing 165,526,711 people65.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

16 votes, representing 39,936,089 people15.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 19.3% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon7265.0%
NayLost1615.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken019.3%