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 28, 2018

Confirmation Russell Vought, of Virginia, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget

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

Won the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 107,598,959 people42.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

49 votes, representing 142,542,288 people56.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.2% 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 7.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4942.5%
NayLost4956.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.2%