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 // May 2, 2023

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Orelia Eleta Merchant to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 139,025,542 people53.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

48 votes, representing 107,424,541 people41.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.8% 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
YeaWon5153.1%
NayLost4841.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.8%