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 21, 2020

Motion to Proceed to the Motion to Reconsider the Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Eric J. Soskin, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Transportation

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

Won the vote · Yea

48 votes, representing 109,033,691 people43.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 119,180,825 people47.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.7% 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 6.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4843.1%
NayLost4647.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.7%