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 // November 3, 2021

Confirmation: Jeffrey M. Prieto, of California, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 147,659,624 people57.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 105,738,424 people41.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.7% 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
YeaWon5457.3%
NayLost4441.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.7%