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 9, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: William J. Crain to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 121,513,090 people45.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 138,665,206 people52.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.4% 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 4.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5145.6%
NayLost4652.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.4%