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 // December 12, 2019

Confirmation: Aurelia Skipwith, of Indiana, to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 115,275,710 people45.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

39 votes, representing 114,027,496 people44.8%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 4.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5245.3%
NayLost3944.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken010.0%