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 15, 2022

Confirmation: Alan M. Leventhal, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Denmark.

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

Won the vote · Yea

63 votes, representing 182,424,873 people70.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

32 votes, representing 69,668,512 people26.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.2% 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
YeaWon6370.1%
NayLost3226.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.2%