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 16, 2020

Motion to Invoke Cloture: David W. Dugan to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois

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

Won the vote · Yea

56 votes, representing 128,615,218 people50.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

40 votes, representing 105,155,760 people41.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.5% 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
YeaWon5650.9%
NayLost4041.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.5%