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 // May 14, 2025

Confirmation: Katharine MacGregor, of Florida, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 118,877,266 people44.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

40 votes, representing 130,339,747 people48.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.5% 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 5.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5444.6%
NayLost4048.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.5%