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: Kevin Cabrera, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extrodinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Panama

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 117,497,819 people44.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 142,825,291 people53.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.4% 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 5.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5144.1%
NayLost4553.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.4%