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 19, 2020

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Thompson Michael Dietz 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

50 votes, representing 102,333,324 people40.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

37 votes, representing 100,702,814 people39.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 19.7% 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 9.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5040.5%
NayLost3739.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken019.7%