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 3, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Matthew E. Orso to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina

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

Won the vote · Yea

56 votes, representing 133,941,580 people50.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

40 votes, representing 129,901,195 people48.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.0% 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
YeaWon5650.2%
NayLost4048.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.0%