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

The U.S. falls short of this goal.

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // April 30, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture J. Campbell Barker to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 120,910,024 people47.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 117,756,623 people46.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.3% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 2.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5247.5%
NayLost4646.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.3%