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

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // January 10, 2022

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Alan Davidson to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information.

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

Won the vote · Yea

64 votes, representing 154,924,347 people59.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

30 votes, representing 82,557,793 people31.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.8% 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
YeaWon6459.5%
NayLost3031.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.8%