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 27, 2021

Confirmation: Todd Sunhwae Kim, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General

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

Won the vote · Yea

58 votes, representing 168,331,836 people65.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 89,204,933 people34.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.1% 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
YeaWon5865.3%
NayLost4134.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.1%