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 // October 11, 2018

Confirmation Jeffrey Bossert Clark, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 105,257,610 people41.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 130,618,215 people51.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.9% 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 8.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5241.6%
NayLost4551.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.9%