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 18, 2019

Confirmation: Robert A. Destro, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor

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

Won the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 116,977,346 people45.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 124,949,989 people49.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.0% 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 4.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4945.9%
NayLost4449.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.0%