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 // October 30, 2023

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Matthew James Maddox to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Maryland

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 151,730,595 people58.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

40 votes, representing 96,224,610 people36.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.3% 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
YeaWon5458.0%
NayLost4036.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.3%