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 14, 2019

Confirmation William Pelham Barr, of Virginia, to Attorney General

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 121,241,701 people47.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 129,355,133 people50.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.6% 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 2.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5447.6%
NayLost4550.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.6%