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 // April 5, 2022

Motion to Discharge: Julia Ruth Gordon to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, from the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 146,751,120 people56.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

50 votes, representing 113,663,281 people43.6%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5056.4%
NayLost5043.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%