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 // February 27, 2019

Confirmation Michael J. Desmond, of California, to be Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service and an Assistant General Counsel, Department of the Treasury

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

Won the vote · Yea

83 votes, representing 189,023,329 people74.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

15 votes, representing 54,228,136 people21.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.5% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon8374.2%
NayLost1521.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.5%