In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // June 17, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Olivia Trusty to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission

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

Won the vote · Yea

46 votes, representing 115,515,273 people43.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

39 votes, representing 125,003,663 people46.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.8% 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 6.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4643.3%
NayLost3946.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.8%