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 10, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jonathan Gould to be Comptroller of the Currency

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 116,191,425 people43.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 135,948,673 people51.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.4% 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 6.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5043.6%
NayLost4551.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.4%