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 // March 17, 2026

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Anna St. John to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana

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

Won the vote · Yea

48 votes, representing 111,497,116 people41.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 140,842,625 people52.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.4% 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 8.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4841.8%
NayLost4552.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.4%