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 10, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Mark Meador to be a Federal Trade Commissioner

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 120,602,282 people45.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 143,405,723 people53.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.0% 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 4.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5145.2%
NayLost4653.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.0%