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 // July 30, 2024

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Stacey D. Neumann to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Maine

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 141,892,342 people53.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 95,267,729 people35.7%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
YeaWon5053.2%
NayLost4135.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.0%