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 // August 5, 2026Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture: En Bloc Nominations Provided for under the provisions of S. Res. 817

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 117,190,211 people44.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 134,099,602 people50.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.7% 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 6.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5044.0%
NayLost4450.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.7%