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 3, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Eric Chunyee Tung to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 117,392,131 people44.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 139,945,317 people52.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.5% 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 6.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5144.0%
NayLost4652.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.5%