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 20, 2020

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Anna M. Manasco to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama

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

Won the vote · Yea

72 votes, representing 172,794,191 people68.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

20 votes, representing 64,642,648 people25.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.0% 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
YeaWon7268.4%
NayLost2025.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.0%