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

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // September 23, 2020

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Roderick C. Young to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia

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

Won the vote · Yea

93 votes, representing 222,049,063 people87.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

3 votes, representing 9,698,250 people3.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.3% 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
YeaWon9387.9%
NayLost33.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.3%