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 21, 2020

Confirmation: Eric J. Soskin, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Transportation

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

Won the vote · Yea

48 votes, representing 109,033,691 people43.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 119,901,929 people47.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.4% 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 6.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4843.1%
NayLost4747.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.4%