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

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // March 14, 2023

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Brent Neiman to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 124,760,573 people47.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

40 votes, representing 84,926,448 people32.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 19.9% 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 2.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5247.7%
NayLost4032.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken019.9%