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 18, 2019

Confirmation Lynda Blanchard, of Alabama, to be Ambassador of the United States to the Republic of Slovenia

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 123,167,818 people48.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

40 votes, representing 103,314,271 people40.6%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 1.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5448.4%
NayLost4040.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.1%