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: Doris L. Pryor, of Indiana, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

62 votes, representing 174,257,469 people66.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

31 votes, representing 67,988,055 people26.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.0% 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
YeaWon6266.9%
NayLost3126.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.0%