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

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // September 17, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Brian Callanan to be General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury

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

Won the vote · Yea

55 votes, representing 123,454,062 people48.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

37 votes, representing 101,217,878 people39.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.8% 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 1.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5548.5%
NayLost3739.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.8%