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 // November 8, 2017

Confirmation Peter B. Robb, of Vermont, to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board

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

Won the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 97,995,377 people39.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 136,292,239 people54.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.8% 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 11.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4939.0%
NayLost4654.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.8%