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

Upon Reconsideration 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 · Yea

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

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 115,606,090 people45.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.1% 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 6.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4843.1%
NayLost4445.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.1%