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 // May 12, 2022

Confirmation: Susan Tsui Grundmann, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 146,763,374 people56.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

49 votes, representing 113,384,362 people43.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.1% 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
YeaWon5056.4%
NayLost4943.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.1%