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

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // April 25, 2022

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Lael Brainard to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 143,766,327 people55.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

40 votes, representing 102,629,852 people39.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.4% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5455.2%
NayLost4039.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.4%