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 // May 10, 2023

Confirmation: Geeta Rao Gupta, of Virginia, to be Ambassador at Large for Global Women's Issues

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 137,055,161 people52.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 109,092,759 people41.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.9% 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
YeaWon5152.4%
NayLost4741.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.9%