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 // September 8, 2020

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Brett H. Ludwig to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

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

Won the vote · Yea

83 votes, representing 204,673,833 people81.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

6 votes, representing 10,631,924 people4.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 14.8% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon8381.0%
NayLost64.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken014.8%