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, 2017

Confirmation Neomi Rao, of the District of Columbia, to be Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 109,057,475 people43.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 132,575,438 people52.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.9% 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 6.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5443.4%
NayLost4152.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.9%