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 // July 20, 2020

Confirmation: Russell Vought, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 113,761,978 people45.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 128,840,999 people51.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.0% 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 5.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5145.0%
NayLost4551.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.0%