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 // December 18, 2023

Confirmation: Martin O'Malley, of Maryland, to be Commissioner of the Social Security Administration

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 129,184,412 people49.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

11 votes, representing 13,708,170 people5.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 45.4% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 0.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5049.4%
NayLost115.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken045.4%