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 25, 2022

Confirmation: Henry Christopher Frey, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 151,597,510 people58.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 81,123,407 people31.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 10.6% 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
YeaWon5158.2%
NayLost4331.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken010.6%