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 4, 2021

Confirmation: Robert Luis Santos, of Texas, to be Director of the Census

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

Won the vote · Yea

58 votes, representing 170,732,482 people66.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

35 votes, representing 64,632,928 people25.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.7% 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
YeaWon5866.2%
NayLost3525.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.7%