In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

The U.S. falls short of this goal.

Activate to continue

Spoken For.
Senate vote: Nomination // March 26, 2025

Confirmation: James Bishop, of North Carolina, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget

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

Won the vote · Yea

53 votes, representing 122,935,491 people46.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 140,407,406 people52.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.2% 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 3.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5346.1%
NayLost4552.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.2%