In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // July 13, 2023

Motion to Invoke Cloture: David M. Uhlmann to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 147,150,566 people56.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 97,838,135 people37.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.4% 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
YeaWon5156.2%
NayLost4437.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.4%