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 14, 2017

Confirmation Steven Gill Bradbury, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Transportation

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 106,873,596 people42.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 135,248,064 people53.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.7% 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 7.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5042.5%
NayLost4753.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.7%