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

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // November 28, 2023

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jose Javier Rodriguez to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor

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

Won the vote · Nay

51 votes, representing 119,584,827 people45.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

44 votes, representing 126,355,205 people48.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 4.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5145.7%
YeaLost4448.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.0%