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 // February 1, 2022

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Charles Esque Fleming 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

55 votes, representing 155,551,863 people59.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 98,379,589 people37.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.5% 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
YeaWon5559.7%
NayLost4137.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.5%