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 // May 24, 2022

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Evelyn Padin to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 151,247,679 people58.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

39 votes, representing 62,657,231 people24.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 17.9% 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
YeaWon5258.1%
NayLost3924.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken017.9%