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 9, 2022

Confirmation: Neil Harvey MacBride, of Virginia, to be General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury

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

Won the vote · Yea

61 votes, representing 174,417,877 people67.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

33 votes, representing 81,093,097 people31.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.9% 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
YeaWon6167.0%
NayLost3331.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.9%