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 // September 14, 2026

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Matthew R. Byrne to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio

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

Won the vote · Yea

47 votes, representing 113,646,492 people42.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 143,254,870 people53.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.6% 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 7.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4742.6%
NayLost4653.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.6%

Cloture motion — Spoken For