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 9, 2025

Confirmation: Ronald Johnson, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the United Mexican States

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

Won the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 109,258,680 people41.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 143,405,723 people53.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.2% 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 9.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4941.0%
NayLost4653.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.2%