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 // April 26, 2022

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Lisa DeNell Cook to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

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

Won the vote · Nay

51 votes, representing 121,511,238 people46.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

47 votes, representing 135,751,388 people52.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.2% 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 3.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5146.7%
YeaLost4752.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.2%