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 24, 2019

Confirmation: Joseph Cella, of Michigan, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republics of Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru and the Kingdom of Tonga, and Tuvalu

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

Won the vote · Yea

56 votes, representing 123,033,688 people48.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

38 votes, representing 106,188,582 people41.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 10.0% 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 1.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5648.3%
NayLost3841.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken010.0%