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 19, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Charles Kushner to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the French Republic and the Principality of Monaco

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 123,941,829 people46.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 137,229,968 people51.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.0% 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 3.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5246.5%
NayLost4651.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.0%