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 // May 24, 2018

Confirmation James Randolph Evans, of Georgia, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to Luxembourg

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

Won the vote · Yea

48 votes, representing 86,976,613 people34.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 133,523,836 people52.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 12.9% 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 15.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4834.3%
NayLost4352.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken012.9%