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: Dale Cabaniss, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 124,008,227 people48.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

38 votes, representing 100,692,016 people39.5%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. The winning side fell 1.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5448.7%
NayLost3839.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.8%