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 // July 10, 2008

Confirmation Gen. David H. Petraeus, USA, to be General

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

Won the vote · Yea

95 votes, representing 218,005,614 people94.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

2 votes, representing 1,861,085 people0.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.3% 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
YeaWon9594.9%
NayLost20.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.3%