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 25, 2024

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Byron B. Conway to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

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

Won the vote · Yea

58 votes, representing 168,446,044 people63.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

37 votes, representing 81,875,409 people30.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.1% 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
YeaWon5863.2%
NayLost3730.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.1%