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 // March 30, 2022

Motion to Invoke Cloture: January Contreras to be Assistant Secretary for Family Support, Department of Health and Human Services

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 155,464,381 people59.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 104,121,086 people40.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.3% 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
YeaWon5459.7%
NayLost4540.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.3%