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 // June 22, 2020

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Cory T. Wilson to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 119,545,489 people47.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 124,461,860 people49.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.4% 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 2.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5147.3%
NayLost4349.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.4%