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

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // October 24, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture Justin Reed Walker to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 115,324,120 people45.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

39 votes, representing 106,722,294 people41.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 12.8% 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 4.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5045.3%
NayLost3941.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken012.8%