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 // October 5, 2017

Confirmation Lee Francis Cissna, of Maryland, to be Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 114,915,030 people45.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 133,137,236 people52.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.4% 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 4.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5445.7%
NayLost4352.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.4%