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 24, 2022

Confirmation: Dara Lindenbaum, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 154,396,612 people59.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

38 votes, representing 63,711,320 people24.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 16.2% 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
YeaWon5459.3%
NayLost3824.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken016.2%