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 // January 11, 2022

Confirmation: Alan Davidson, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information

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

Won the vote · Yea

60 votes, representing 132,927,152 people51.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

31 votes, representing 81,466,994 people31.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 17.7% 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
YeaWon6051.0%
NayLost3131.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken017.7%