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 // May 19, 2020

Motion to Invoke Cloture: James E. Trainor III to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 113,360,935 people44.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 124,352,720 people49.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.9% 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 5.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5044.9%
NayLost4349.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.9%