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: Nina Morrison to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 145,290,941 people55.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 68,613,968 people26.3%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
YeaWon5055.8%
NayLost4126.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken017.9%