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 // July 11, 2019

Confirmation: Peter C. Wright, of Michigan, to be Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste, Environmental Protection Agency

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 120,520,182 people47.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

38 votes, representing 94,835,296 people37.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 15.4% 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 2.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5247.3%
NayLost3837.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken015.4%