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 7, 2023

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Andrew G. Schopler to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California

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

Won the vote · Yea

57 votes, representing 148,566,718 people56.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

39 votes, representing 89,562,159 people34.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5756.8%
NayLost3934.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.0%