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 // June 1, 2026

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Kathleen S. Lane to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Montana

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 113,006,789 people42.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 135,495,458 people50.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.8% 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 7.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5042.4%
NayLost4450.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.8%