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

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // September 15, 2020

Motion to Invoke Cloture: John W. Holcomb to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California

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

Won the vote · Yea

83 votes, representing 196,080,504 people77.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

13 votes, representing 40,064,255 people15.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.6% 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
YeaWon8377.6%
NayLost1315.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.6%