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

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // May 11, 2020

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Brian D. Montgomery to be Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

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

Won the vote · Yea

60 votes, representing 120,966,995 people47.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

29 votes, representing 104,176,244 people41.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 10.9% 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 2.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon6047.9%
NayLost2941.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken010.9%