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: William Shaw Stickman IV to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania

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

Won the vote · Yea

57 votes, representing 127,297,101 people50.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

31 votes, representing 78,165,699 people30.7%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
YeaWon5750.0%
NayLost3130.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken019.3%