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: Anne Rachel Traum to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Nevada

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 149,110,941 people57.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 103,149,184 people39.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.1% 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
YeaWon5257.3%
NayLost4539.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.1%