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 11, 2017

Confirmation Robert Lighthizer, of Florida, to be United States Trade Representative

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

Won the vote · Yea

82 votes, representing 199,532,452 people79.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

14 votes, representing 46,735,521 people18.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.1% 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
YeaWon8279.3%
NayLost1418.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.1%