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 9, 2017

Confirmation William L. Wehrum, of Delaware, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

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

Won the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 107,924,241 people42.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 136,833,091 people54.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.7% 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 7.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4942.9%
NayLost4754.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.7%