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 9, 2023

Motion to Invoke Cloture: L. Felice Gorordo to be U.S. Alternate Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

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

Won the vote · Yea

53 votes, representing 141,367,416 people54.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

42 votes, representing 98,539,753 people37.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.3% 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
YeaWon5354.0%
NayLost4237.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.3%