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: Nomination // May 26, 2006

Confirmation General Michael V. Hayden, U.S. Air Force, to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

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

Won the vote · Yea

78 votes, representing 161,656,541 people71.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

15 votes, representing 43,155,885 people19.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon7871.8%
NayLost1519.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.0%