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

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // January 31, 2022

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Bridget Meehan Brennan to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio

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

Won the vote · Yea

61 votes, representing 173,695,730 people66.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

30 votes, representing 63,888,075 people24.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.8% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon6166.7%
NayLost3024.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.8%