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 // May 6, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Joseph F. Bianco to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 107,924,357 people42.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

40 votes, representing 98,955,333 people38.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 18.8% 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 7.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5142.4%
NayLost4038.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken018.8%