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 // June 7, 2018

Confirmation Kenneth L. Marcus, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Education

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 107,932,845 people42.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 135,798,839 people53.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.8% 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 7.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5042.6%
NayLost4653.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.8%