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: Procedural vote // December 13, 2014

Motion to Proceed to Executive Session Re: Sarah R. Saldana

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

Won the vote · Yea

48 votes, representing 111,334,243 people45.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

35 votes, representing 74,587,246 people30.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 24.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 4.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4845.5%
NayLost3530.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken024.0%