In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

The U.S. falls short of this goal.

Activate to continue

Spoken For.
Senate vote: Nomination // June 8, 2022

Confirmation: Amy Loyd, of New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secretary of Education for Career, Technical, and Adult Education.

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

Won the vote · Yea

57 votes, representing 156,634,587 people60.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

42 votes, representing 99,576,792 people38.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.6% 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
YeaWon5760.1%
NayLost4238.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.6%