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 24, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Richard Topping to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 120,922,743 people45.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 139,945,317 people52.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.2% 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 4.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5245.4%
NayLost4652.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.2%