In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // July 19, 2022

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Nancy L. Maldonado to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois

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

Won the vote · Yea

53 votes, representing 153,619,067 people59.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 98,928,629 people38.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.0% 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
YeaWon5359.0%
NayLost4138.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.0%