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 15, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Joseph Edlow to be Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 116,658,457 people43.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 138,665,206 people52.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.2% 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 6.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5043.8%
NayLost4652.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.2%