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 2, 2020

Confirmation: Kyle Hauptman, of Maine, to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board

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

Won the vote · Yea

56 votes, representing 122,675,804 people48.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

39 votes, representing 107,240,040 people42.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.0% 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 1.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5648.5%
NayLost3942.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.0%