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 // March 1, 2023

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Colleen R. Lawless to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of Illinois

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

Won the vote · Yea

53 votes, representing 138,506,953 people52.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 100,323,657 people38.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.7% 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
YeaWon5352.9%
NayLost4338.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.7%