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 // February 2, 2026

Motion to Invoke Cloture: David Clay Fowlkes to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas

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

Won the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 114,054,857 people42.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

40 votes, representing 127,511,284 people47.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.4% 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 7.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4942.8%
NayLost4047.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.4%