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 16, 2019

Confirmation Jeffrey A. Rosen, of Virginia, to be Deputy Attorney General

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 118,967,477 people46.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 110,040,890 people43.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 10.1% 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 3.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5246.7%
NayLost4543.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken010.1%