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 // January 8, 2020

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Matthew H. Solomsom to be a Judge for the U.S. Court of Federal Claims

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

Won the vote · Yea

88 votes, representing 201,825,066 people79.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

7 votes, representing 37,757,904 people14.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.2% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon8879.9%
NayLost714.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.2%