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

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // November 6, 2023

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Monica M. Bertagnolli to be Director of the National Institutes of Health

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

Won the vote · Yea

59 votes, representing 149,628,685 people57.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

32 votes, representing 86,835,037 people33.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.6% 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
YeaWon5957.2%
NayLost3233.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.6%