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 // June 14, 2023

Motion to Invoke Cloture: P. Casey Pitts to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of California

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

Won the vote · Yea

53 votes, representing 154,864,446 people59.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 104,733,910 people40.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.8% 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
YeaWon5359.2%
NayLost4640.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.8%