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 17, 2025Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture: En Bloc Nominations Provided for Under the Provisions of S. Res. 412

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

Won the vote · Yea

53 votes, representing 122,935,491 people46.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 143,673,955 people53.9%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 3.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5346.1%
NayLost4753.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%