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 9, 2017

Confirmation Scott Gottlieb, of Connecticut, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services

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

Won the vote · Yea

57 votes, representing 119,481,667 people47.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

42 votes, representing 128,062,147 people50.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.6% 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 2.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5747.5%
NayLost4250.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.6%