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 // February 8, 2022

Confirmation: Chantale Yokmin Wong, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Director of the Asian Development Bank

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

Won the vote · Yea

66 votes, representing 185,171,373 people71.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

31 votes, representing 73,842,783 people28.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.5% 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
YeaWon6671.1%
NayLost3128.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.5%