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 // November 12, 2020

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Aileen Mercedes Cannon to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida

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

Won the vote · Yea

57 votes, representing 134,624,869 people53.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

21 votes, representing 61,993,543 people24.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 22.2% 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
YeaWon5753.3%
NayLost2124.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken022.2%