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 // June 8, 2022

Confirmation: Lisa M. Gomez, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor

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

Won the vote · Nay

51 votes, representing 121,511,238 people46.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 138,903,164 people53.3%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 3.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5146.7%
YeaLost4953.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%