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

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // September 22, 2020

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Keith E. Sonderling to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 118,449,122 people46.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 107,585,843 people42.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 10.6% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 3.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5246.9%
NayLost4142.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken010.6%