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 11, 2026

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Justin D. Smith to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

47 votes, representing 100,189,262 people37.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 139,009,234 people52.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 10.3% 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 12.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4737.6%
NayLost4352.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken010.3%