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 // December 1, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: David A. Bragdon to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 119,098,795 people44.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 111,617,051 people41.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 13.5% 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 5.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5044.7%
NayLost4141.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken013.5%