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: Brent James McIntosh, of Michigan, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 124,390,196 people48.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

38 votes, representing 115,285,931 people45.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.9% 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 1.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5448.8%
NayLost3845.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.9%