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 // January 10, 2024

Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. Kato Crews to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Colorado

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 149,434,767 people56.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 113,254,428 people42.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.5% 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
YeaWon5156.1%
NayLost4742.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.5%