In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // February 24, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jamieson Greer to be United States Trade Representative

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 128,010,038 people48.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 132,148,782 people49.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.4% 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 2.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5448.0%
NayLost4349.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.4%