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 // July 12, 2022

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Steven M. Dettelbach to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives

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

Won the vote · Yea

48 votes, representing 141,528,549 people54.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 107,010,586 people41.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.6% 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
YeaWon4854.3%
NayLost4641.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.6%