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 17, 2025

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

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

Won the vote · Yea

53 votes, representing 126,967,266 people47.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 132,450,441 people49.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.7% 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 2.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5347.6%
NayLost4449.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.7%