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

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // July 9, 2024

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Robin Michelle Meriweather to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims

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

Won the vote · Yea

53 votes, representing 154,022,007 people57.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

42 votes, representing 77,852,582 people29.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 13.0% 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
YeaWon5357.8%
NayLost4229.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken013.0%