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

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 14, 2023

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jerry Edwards, Jr. to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana

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

Won the vote · Yea

66 votes, representing 186,735,586 people71.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

31 votes, representing 66,493,092 people25.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.2% 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
YeaWon6671.4%
NayLost3125.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.2%