UN Votes

United States of America

Permanent Security Council member
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5,694

GA votes

1,439 yes · 3,044 no · 1,174 abstain

2,815

SC votes

2,636 yes · 1 no · 98 abstain

95

Vetoes cast

P5 alignment

How often United States of America voted the same way as each permanent Security Council member, of the resolutions both cast a yes/no/abstain vote on.

Permanent memberGA onlyGA + SC
France51.8%66.3%
Russian Federation21.6%51.5%
United Kingdom60.4%72.5%
China19.1%43.4%
FRA — 33.9%RUS — 14.1%GBR — 39.5%CHN — 12.5%

The pie chart is based on the “GA only” column, showing each member’s share of the combined total across all shown members (it does not sum those percentages to 100% on its own) — see the table for the actual agreement rate with each. The “GA + SC” column blends in Security Council votes, which are adopted almost unanimously and so tend to pull every country’s number up.

P5 alignment over time

Same GA-only metric, by year. A member’s line starts wherever it first has enough shared votes in a year to be meaningful (at least 5) — for Russia, that’s never before 1991, since the USSR voted under a separate historical record.

0%50%100%1946195019651980199520102025
FRARUSGBRCHN

A/RES/2200(XXI)[C]

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-16

GAYes

A/RES/2202(XXI)[B]

The policies of apartheid of the Government of the Republic of South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-16

GAYes

A/RES/2202(XXI)[A]

The policies of apartheid of the Government of the Republic of South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-16

GAAbstain

A/RES/2194(XXI)[B]

United Nations Emergency Force : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-16

GAYes

A/RES/2194(XXI)[A]

United Nations Emergency Force : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-16

GAYes

S/RES/232(1966)

Security Council resolution 232 (1966) [imposing sanctions on commodities against Southern Rhodesia] · 1966-12-16

SCYes

S/RES/231(1966)

Security Council resolution 231 (1966) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1966-12-15

SCYes

A/RES/2189(XXI)

Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-13

GANo

A/RES/2181(XXI)

Consideration of principles of international law concerning friendly relations and co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-12

GAAbstain

A/RES/2184(XXI)

Question of Territories under Portuguese administration : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-12

GANo

S/RES/230(1966)

Security Council resolution 230 (1966) [on admission of Barbados to membership in the United Nations] · 1966-12-07

SCYes

S/RES/229(1966)

Security Council resolution 229 (1966) [on appointment of U Thant as Secretary-General of the United Nations] · 1966-12-02

SCYes

A/RES/2160(XXI)

Strict observance of the prohibition of the threat or use of force in international relations, and of the right of peoples to self-determination : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-11-30

GAYes

A/RES/2159(XXI)

Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-11-29

GAYes

S/RES/228(1966)

Security Council resolution 228 (1966) [on Israeli military actions against Jordan] · 1966-11-25

SCYes

A/RES/2153(XXI)[B]

Non-proliferation of nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-11-17

GAAbstain

S/RES/227(1966)

Security Council resolution 227 (1966) [recommending extension of the appointment of U Thant as Secretary-General of the United Nations] · 1966-10-28

SCYes

A/RES/2145(XXI)

Question of South West Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-10-27

GAYes

A/RES/2138(XXI)

Question of southern Rhodesia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-10-22

GAAbstain

S/RES/226(1966)

Security Council resolution 226 (1966) [calling upon all States not to intervene in the domestic affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo] · 1966-10-14

SCYes

S/RES/224(1966)

Security Council resolution 224 (1966) [on admission of Botswana to membership in the United Nations] · 1966-10-14

SCYes

S/RES/225(1966)

Security Council resolution 225 (1966) [on admission of Lesotho to membership in the United Nations] · 1966-10-14

SCYes

S/RES/223(1966)

Security Council resolution 223 (1966) [on admission of Guyana to membership in the United Nations] · 1966-06-21

SCYes

S/RES/222(1966)

Security Council resolution 222 (1966) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1966-06-16

SCYes

S/RES/221(1966)

Security Council resolution 221 (1966) [on oil embargo against Southern Rhodesia] · 1966-04-09

SCYes

S/RES/220(1966)

Security Council resolution 220 (1966) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1966-03-16

SCYes

A/RES/2111(XX)

Question of the Trust Territory of Nauru : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1965-12-21

GAAbstain

A/RES/2115(XX)

United Nations Emergency Force : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1965-12-21

GAAbstain

A/RES/2106(XX)[A]

International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1965-12-21

GAYes

A/RES/2131(XX)

Declaration on the Inadmissibility of Intervention in the Domestic Affairs of States and the Protection of Their Independence and Sovereignty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1965-12-21

GAYes

A/RES/2112(XX)

Question of the Trust Territory of New Guinea and the Territory of Papua : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1965-12-21

GAAbstain

A/RES/2107(XX)

Question of Territories under Portuguese administration : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1965-12-21

GANo

A/RES/2132(XX)

The Korean question : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1965-12-21

GAYes

A/RES/2113(XX)[B]

Credentials of representatives to the 19th and 20th sessions of the General Assembly : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1965-12-21

GANo

A/RES/2105(XX)

Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1965-12-20

GANo

A/RES/2077(XX)

Question of Cyprus : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1965-12-18

GANo

A/RES/2079(XX)

Question of Tibet : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1965-12-18

GAYes

A/RES/2073(XX)

Question of Oman : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1965-12-17

GANo

S/RES/219(1965)

Security Council resolution 219 (1965) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1965-12-17

SCYes

A/RES/2065(XX)

Question of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1965-12-16

GAAbstain

Vetoes cast by United States of America

S/2025/583 — Middle East, including Palestinian question

2025-09-18

S/2025/353 — Middle East, including Palestinian question

2025-06-04

S/2024/835 — Middle East, including Palestinian question

2024-11-20

S/2024/312 — Admission of new Members

2024-04-18

S/2024/173 — Middle East, including Palestinian question

2024-02-20

Oral amendment — Middle East, including Palestinian question

2023-12-22

S/2023/970 — Middle East, including Palestinian question

2023-12-08

S/2023/773 — Middle East, including Palestinian question

2023-10-18

S/2020/852 — Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts

2020-08-31

S/2018/516 — Middle East, including Palestinian question

2018-06-01

S/2017/1060  — Middle East, including Palestinian question

2017-12-18

S/2011/24 — Middle East, including Palestinian question

2011-02-18

S/2006/878 — Middle East, including Palestinian question

2006-11-11

S/2006/508 — Middle East, including Palestinian question

2006-07-13

S/2004/783 — Middle East, including Palestinian question

2004-10-05

S/2004/240 — Middle East, including Palestinian question

2004-03-25

S/2003/980 — Middle East, including Palestinian question

2003-10-14

S/2003/891 — Middle East, including Palestinian question

2003-09-16

S/2002/1385 — Middle East, including Palestinian question

2002-12-20

S/2002/712 — Bosnia and Herzegovina

2002-06-30

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