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 // October 22, 2019

Confirmation: Andrew P. Bremberg, of Virginia, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Office of the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 116,744,664 people45.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 111,655,896 people43.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 10.3% 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 4.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5045.8%
NayLost4443.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken010.3%