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

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 18, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture Holly A. Thomas to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

42 votes, representing 112,423,928 people43.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

25 votes, representing 61,959,425 people24.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 32.4% 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 6.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4243.6%
NayLost2524.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken032.4%