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

The U.S. falls short of this goal.

Activate to continue

Spoken For.
Senate vote: Cloture motion // January 8, 2024

Motion to Invoke Cloture: John A. Kazen to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas

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

Won the vote · Yea

73 votes, representing 204,689,767 people76.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

15 votes, representing 32,629,087 people12.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.0% 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
YeaWon7376.8%
NayLost1512.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.0%