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 // September 10, 2019

Confirmation: Elizabeth Darling, of Texas, to be Commissioner on Children, Youth, and Families, Department of Health and Human Services

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

Won the vote · Yea

57 votes, representing 123,303,306 people48.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

37 votes, representing 106,469,175 people41.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.8% 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
YeaWon5748.4%
NayLost3741.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.8%