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 // September 17, 2025

Motion to Reconsider the Vote by which the Motion to Invoke Cloture on Executive Calendar Nos. en bloc (Roll Call Vote No. 522) was not agreed to

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 117,301,807 people44.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 143,673,955 people53.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.1% 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 6.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5144.0%
NayLost4753.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.1%