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 // May 6, 2020

Confirmation: William R. Evanina, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center

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

Won the vote · Yea

84 votes, representing 218,953,929 people86.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

7 votes, representing 15,727,065 people6.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.1% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon8486.6%
NayLost76.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.1%