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 // August 1, 2022

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Elizabeth Wilson Hanes to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia

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

Won the vote · Yea

56 votes, representing 155,105,436 people59.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

33 votes, representing 72,473,953 people27.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 12.6% 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
YeaWon5659.6%
NayLost3327.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken012.6%