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 27, 2022

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Sherilyn Peace Garnett to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California

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

Won the vote · Yea

64 votes, representing 186,289,443 people71.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

34 votes, representing 70,973,183 people27.3%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
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon6471.5%
NayLost3427.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.2%