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 // July 12, 2022

Confirmation: Ashish S. Vazirani, of Maryland, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense

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

Won the vote · Yea

73 votes, representing 190,367,215 people73.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

21 votes, representing 58,171,920 people22.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.6% 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
YeaWon7373.1%
NayLost2122.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.6%