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 20, 2024

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Amir H. Ali to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 151,724,698 people56.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

48 votes, representing 100,395,304 people37.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.4% 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
YeaWon5056.9%
NayLost4837.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.4%