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 // May 14, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Michael Rigas to be Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 119,029,408 people44.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 142,825,291 people53.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.8% 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 5.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5144.6%
NayLost4553.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.8%