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

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 2, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Eric Ross Komitee to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York

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

Won the vote · Yea

81 votes, representing 193,944,691 people76.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

5 votes, representing 10,091,623 people4.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 19.9% 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
YeaWon8176.1%
NayLost54.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken019.9%