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

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 2, 2020

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Christopher Waller to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 111,867,225 people44.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 118,048,619 people46.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.0% 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 5.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5044.3%
NayLost4546.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.0%