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: Aaron Christian Peterson to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Alaska

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

Won the vote · Yea

55 votes, representing 126,489,979 people47.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

39 votes, representing 128,753,022 people48.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.3% 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 2.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5547.4%
NayLost3948.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.3%