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 // March 25, 2025

Confirmation: Martin Makary, of Virginia, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs

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

Won the vote · Yea

56 votes, representing 129,105,103 people48.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 137,504,343 people51.6%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 1.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5648.4%
NayLost4451.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%