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 19, 2020

Confirmation: James E. Trainor III, of Texas, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission

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

Won the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 112,206,414 people44.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 124,352,720 people49.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.4% 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 5.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4944.4%
NayLost4349.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.4%