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 // May 21, 2024

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Krissa M. Lanham to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona.

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

Won the vote · Yea

66 votes, representing 172,922,489 people64.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

27 votes, representing 80,639,507 people30.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.9% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon6664.9%
NayLost2730.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.9%