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 18, 2021

Confirmation: Rahm Emanuel, of Illinois, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Japan

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

Won the vote · Yea

48 votes, representing 119,922,349 people46.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

21 votes, representing 60,802,766 people23.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 29.9% 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 3.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4846.5%
NayLost2123.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken029.9%