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/1565(XV)

Legal actions to ensure the fulfillment of the obligations assumed by the Union of South Africa in respect of the Territory of South West Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1960-12-18

GAYes

A/RES/1536(XV)

Racial discrimination in Non-Self-Governing Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1960-12-15

GAYes

A/RES/1542(XV)

Transmission of information under Article 73 e of the Charter : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1960-12-15

GAAbstain

A/RES/1541(XV)

Principles which should guide Members in determining whether or not an obligation exists to transmit the information called for under Article 73 e of the Charter : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1960-12-15

GAAbstain

A/RES/1514(XV)

Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1960-12-14

GAAbstain

A/RES/1498(XV)

Credentials of the representatives of the Republic of the Congo (Leopoldville) : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1960-11-22

GAYes

A/RES/1495(XV)

Co-operation of Member States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1960-10-17

GAYes

A/RES/1493(XV)

Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1960-10-08

GAYes

S/RES/160(1960)

Security Council resolution 160 (1960) [on admission of Nigeria to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-10-07

SCYes

S/RES/158(1960)

Security Council resolution 158 (1960) [on admission of Senegal to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-09-28

SCYes

S/RES/159(1960)

Security Council resolution 159 (1960) [on admission of Mali to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-09-28

SCYes

A/RES/1474(ES-IV)

Question considered by the Security Council at its 906th meeting on 16 September 1960 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1960-09-20

GAYes

S/RES/157(1960)

Security Council resolution 157 (1960) [on an emergency special session of the General Assembly on the Congo question] · 1960-09-17

SCYes

S/RES/156(1960)

Security Council resolution 156 (1960) [taking note of the OAS report on the question relating to the Dominican Republic] · 1960-09-09

SCYes

S/RES/155(1960)

Security Council resolution 155 (1960) [on admission of Cyprus to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-08-24

SCYes

S/RES/153(1960)

Security Council resolution 153 (1960) [on admission of Gabon to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-08-23

SCYes

S/RES/149(1960)

Security Council resolution 149 (1960) [on admission of Upper Volta (Burkina Faso) to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-08-23

SCYes

S/RES/154(1960)

Security Council resolution 154 (1960) [on admission of the Central African Republic to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-08-23

SCYes

S/RES/152(1960)

Security Council resolution 152 (1960) [on admission of Congo (capital Brazzaville) to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-08-23

SCYes

S/RES/150(1960)

Security Council resolution 150 (1960) [on admission of Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-08-23

SCYes

S/RES/148(1960)

Security Council resolution 148 (1960) [on admission of Niger to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-08-23

SCYes

S/RES/147(1960)

Security Council resolution 147 (1960) [on admission of Dahomey (Benin) to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-08-23

SCYes

S/RES/151(1960)

Security Council resolution 151 (1960) [on admission of Chad to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-08-23

SCYes

S/RES/146(1960)

Security Council resolution 146 (1960) [on entry of the UN Force in the Congo into the province of Katanga] · 1960-08-09

SCYes

S/RES/145(1960)

Security Council resolution 145 (1960) [calling upon Belgium to implement resolution 143 (1960) on the withdrawal of its troops from the Congo (capital Leopoldville)] · 1960-07-22

SCYes

S/RES/144(1960)

Security Council resolution 144 (1960) [on the situation between Cuba and the United States] · 1960-07-19

SCYes

S/RES/143(1960)

Security Council resolution 143 (1960) [calling upon Belgium to withdraw its troops from the Congo (capital Leopoldville)] · 1960-07-14

SCYes

S/RES/142(1960)

Security Council resolution 142 (1960) [on admission of the Republic of Congo (capital Leopoldville) to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-07-07

SCYes

S/RES/141(1960)

Security Council resolution 141 (1960) [on admission of Somalia to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-07-05

SCYes

S/RES/140(1960)

Security Council resolution 140 (1960) [on admission of the Malagasy Republic (Madagascar) to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-06-29

SCYes

S/RES/139(1960)

Security Council resolution 139 (1960) [on admission of the Federation of Mali to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-06-28

SCYes

S/RES/138(1960)

Security Council resolution 138 (1960) [on questions relating to the case of Adolf Eichmann] · 1960-06-23

SCYes

S/RES/136(1960)

Security Council resolution 136 (1960) [on admission of the Togolese Republic (Togo) to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-05-31

SCYes

S/RES/137(1960)

Security Council resolution 137 (1960) [on election of members of the International Court of Justice] · 1960-05-31

SCYes

S/RES/135(1960)

Security Council resolution 135 (1960) [on relations between the great Powers] · 1960-05-27

SCYes

S/RES/134(1960)

Security Council resolution 134 (1960) [on the situation in the Union of South Africa arising out of the large-scale killings of unarmed and peaceful demonstrators in Sharpeville] · 1960-04-01

SCYes

S/RES/133(1960)

Security Council resolution 133 (1960) [on admission of Cameroun (Cameroon) to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-01-26

SCYes

A/RES/1467(XIV)

General questions relating to the transmission and examination of information : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1959-12-12

GAYes

A/RES/1460(XIV)

Treatment of people of Indian origin in the Union of South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1959-12-10

GAYes

A/RES/1455(XIV)

The Korean question : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1959-12-09

GAYes

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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