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

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 3, 2020

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Liam P. Hardy to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

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

Won the vote · Yea

61 votes, representing 122,385,788 people48.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

34 votes, representing 104,859,090 people41.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 10.1% 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 1.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon6148.4%
NayLost3441.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken010.1%