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 29, 2020

Confirmation: Marvin Kaplan, of Kansas, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 109,740,254 people43.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 129,573,894 people51.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.3% 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 6.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5243.4%
NayLost4651.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.3%