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 // February 17, 2017

Motion to Extend Debate Re: Pruitt Nomination

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

Won the vote · Nay

51 votes, representing 108,593,389 people43.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

47 votes, representing 137,669,568 people54.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.1% 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 6.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5143.2%
YeaLost4754.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.1%