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 // June 20, 2024

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Nancy L. Maldonado to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

43 votes, representing 131,421,104 people49.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

27 votes, representing 59,202,138 people22.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 28.5% 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 0.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4349.3%
NayLost2722.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken028.5%