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 // June 3, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Allison Hooker to be an Under Secretary of State (Political Affairs)

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

Won the vote · Yea

59 votes, representing 130,160,153 people48.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

37 votes, representing 120,236,817 people45.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.1% 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 1.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5948.8%
NayLost3745.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.1%