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 // March 13, 2019

Confirmation William Beach, of Kansas, to be Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor

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

Won the vote · Yea

55 votes, representing 125,162,887 people49.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 126,555,039 people49.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.2% 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 0.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5549.1%
NayLost4449.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.2%