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 // August 1, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Brian Nesvik to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service

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

Won the vote · Yea

55 votes, representing 123,720,066 people46.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 132,846,481 people49.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.8% 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 3.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5546.4%
NayLost4149.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.8%