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 // July 17, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Cristian M. Stevens to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri

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

Won the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 115,878,919 people43.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 124,752,231 people46.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.7% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 6.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4943.5%
NayLost4346.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.7%