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 22, 2022

Confirmation: Mary T. Boyle, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 146,751,120 people56.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

48 votes, representing 108,189,208 people41.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.1% 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
YeaWon5056.4%
NayLost4841.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.1%