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 11, 2023

Confirmation: Rosemarie Hidalgo, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the Violence Against Women Office, Department of Justice

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 149,069,293 people57.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

42 votes, representing 100,100,768 people38.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.8% 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
YeaWon5157.0%
NayLost4238.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.8%