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 // December 18, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Mary Katherine Dimke to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington

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

Won the vote · Yea

47 votes, representing 122,565,042 people47.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

23 votes, representing 58,436,709 people22.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 29.8% 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 2.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4747.5%
NayLost2322.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken029.8%