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 18, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Rodney Scott to be Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 114,115,749 people42.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 139,349,082 people52.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.9% 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 7.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5042.8%
NayLost4652.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.9%