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 // November 29, 2023

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Shanlyn A.S. Park to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Hawaii

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

Won the vote · Yea

53 votes, representing 152,810,501 people58.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 92,676,118 people35.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.2% 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
YeaWon5358.4%
NayLost4435.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.2%