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 // June 2, 2020

Confirmation: Brian D. Miller, of Virginia, to be Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 121,353,211 people48.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

40 votes, representing 122,111,683 people48.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.7% 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 2.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5148.0%
NayLost4048.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.7%