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 // November 19, 2024

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Mustafa Taher Kasubhai to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Oregon

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 154,723,015 people58.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 80,164,533 people30.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.9% 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
YeaWon5158.0%
NayLost4330.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.9%