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

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Senate vote: Cloture motion // May 11, 2026

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Kevin Warsh to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

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

Won the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 112,848,813 people42.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 135,652,665 people50.9%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 7.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4942.3%
NayLost4450.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.8%