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 // June 12, 2024

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Lindsay S. See to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

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

Won the vote · Yea

86 votes, representing 224,895,847 people84.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

9 votes, representing 17,029,219 people6.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.3% 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
YeaWon8684.4%
NayLost96.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.3%