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 11, 2019

Confirmation: Stephen Akard, of Indiana, to be Director of the Office of Foreign Missions, Department of State

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

Won the vote · Yea

90 votes, representing 214,214,147 people84.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

2 votes, representing 10,486,096 people4.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.8% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon9084.1%
NayLost24.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.8%