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 // April 8, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Ronald Johnson to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the United Mexican States

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 117,708,610 people44.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 136,361,214 people51.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.7% 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 5.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5244.2%
NayLost4451.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.7%