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

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // November 9, 2020

Motion to Invoke Cloture: James Ray Knepp II to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio

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

Won the vote · Yea

62 votes, representing 148,291,624 people58.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

23 votes, representing 65,917,862 people26.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 15.2% 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
YeaWon6258.7%
NayLost2326.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken015.2%