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 // September 9, 2024

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Adam B. Abelson to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Maryland.

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 138,505,012 people52.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

40 votes, representing 91,193,077 people34.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 13.8% 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
YeaWon5052.0%
NayLost4034.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken013.8%