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 // December 1, 2022

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jerry W. Blackwell to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Minnesota

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 151,883,705 people58.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

42 votes, representing 97,544,193 people37.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.2% 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
YeaWon5458.3%
NayLost4237.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.2%