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 // December 7, 2021

Confirmation: Chris Magnus, of Arizona, to be Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 146,260,883 people56.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 108,673,463 people42.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.1% 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
YeaWon5056.7%
NayLost4742.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.1%