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

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // September 12, 2022

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Arianna J. Freeman to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

45 votes, representing 130,016,749 people49.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 99,854,015 people38.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.7% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 0.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4549.9%
NayLost4438.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.7%