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: Daniel Habib Jorjani, of Kentucky, to be Solicitor of the Department of the Interior

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 116,980,703 people45.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 112,241,567 people44.1%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 4.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5145.9%
NayLost4344.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken010.0%