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 17, 2021

Confirmation: Atul Atmaram Gawande, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development

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

Won the vote · Yea

48 votes, representing 120,058,741 people46.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

31 votes, representing 87,052,531 people33.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 19.7% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 3.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4846.6%
NayLost3133.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken019.7%