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 // June 16, 2022

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Ana Isabel de Alba to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of California

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 149,416,045 people57.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 106,798,274 people41.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.6% 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
YeaWon5257.4%
NayLost4341.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.6%