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 // December 17, 2020

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Zachary N. Somers to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 115,018,278 people45.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

42 votes, representing 111,624,638 people44.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 10.3% 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 4.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5245.5%
NayLost4244.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken010.3%