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 8, 2019

Confirmation Janet Dhillon, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 104,105,008 people40.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 122,355,895 people48.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.1% 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 9.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5040.9%
NayLost4348.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.1%