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 // July 9, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Scott Kupor to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 118,304,270 people44.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 139,484,682 people52.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.3% 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 5.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5144.4%
NayLost4652.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.3%