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 28, 2019

Confirmation Andrew Wheeler, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 121,077,759 people47.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 130,796,597 people51.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.1% 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 2.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5247.5%
NayLost4751.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.1%