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 8, 2026

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Anthony W. Mattivi to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Kansas

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

Won the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 115,346,285 people43.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

42 votes, representing 128,368,388 people48.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.6% 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 6.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4943.3%
NayLost4248.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.6%