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 // November 13, 2019

Confirmation: Chad F. Wolf, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans, Department of Homeland Security

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 124,828,192 people49.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 107,722,763 people42.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.7% 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 1.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5449.0%
NayLost4142.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.7%