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 3, 2026

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Nicholas Jon Ganjei to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas

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

Won the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 112,854,580 people42.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 134,093,359 people50.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.4% 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 7.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4942.3%
NayLost4450.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.4%