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 17, 2023

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Darrel James Papillion to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana

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

Won the vote · Yea

63 votes, representing 168,648,897 people64.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

33 votes, representing 72,206,325 people27.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.0% 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
YeaWon6364.4%
NayLost3327.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.0%