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 9, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Kyle Christopher Dudek to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Florida

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

Won the vote · Yea

53 votes, representing 120,839,874 people45.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 139,234,723 people52.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.5% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 4.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5345.3%
NayLost4452.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.5%