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

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // November 18, 2020

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Stephen A. Vaden, of Tennessee, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade

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

Won the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 105,810,095 people41.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 101,685,675 people40.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 17.9% 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 8.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4941.9%
NayLost4440.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken017.9%