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

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // March 16, 2022

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Sarah Elizabeth Geraghty to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia

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

Won the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 148,298,692 people56.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 103,428,103 people39.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.3% 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
YeaWon4956.9%
NayLost4639.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.3%