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 16, 2017

Confirmation Joseph Otting, of Nevada, to be Comptroller of the Currency

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 112,297,515 people44.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 130,037,346 people51.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.6% 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 5.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5444.7%
NayLost4351.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.6%