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

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // July 9, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: William Briggs to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 118,355,921 people44.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 136,754,276 people51.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.3% 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%
NayLost4451.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.3%