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 // January 23, 2025

Confirmation: John Ratcliffe, of Texas, to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

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

Won the vote · Yea

74 votes, representing 177,941,238 people66.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

25 votes, representing 83,441,327 people31.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.0% 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
YeaWon7466.7%
NayLost2531.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.0%