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 2, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Andrew Puzder to be Representative of the United States of America to the European Union with the rank of Ambassador

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 117,681,052 people44.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 130,783,947 people49.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.8% 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 5.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5244.1%
NayLost4149.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.8%