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

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // September 21, 2022

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Arati Prabhakar to be Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy

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

Won the vote · Yea

58 votes, representing 163,436,827 people62.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

38 votes, representing 92,878,634 people35.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.6% 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
YeaWon5862.8%
NayLost3835.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.6%