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 // October 26, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Michael S. Nachmanoff to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 132,894,463 people51.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 108,697,494 people42.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.3% 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
YeaWon5151.5%
NayLost4642.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.3%