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 // April 8, 2025

Confirmation: George Glass, of Oregon, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Japan

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

Won the vote · Yea

66 votes, representing 145,873,474 people54.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

32 votes, representing 110,500,342 people41.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.8% 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
YeaWon6654.7%
NayLost3241.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.8%