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

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 19, 2020

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Eric J. Soskin to be Inspector General, Department of Transportation

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

Won the vote · Nay

48 votes, representing 121,629,096 people48.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

39 votes, representing 81,407,042 people32.2%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 1.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4848.1%
YeaLost3932.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken019.7%