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: Emil Michael, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 125,805,313 people47.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 128,679,533 people48.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.5% 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 2.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5447.2%
NayLost4348.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.5%