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 // June 4, 2025

Confirmation: Michelle Bowman, of Kansas, to be Vice Chairman for Supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

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

Won the vote · Yea

48 votes, representing 118,555,943 people44.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 139,349,082 people52.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.3% 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 5.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4844.5%
NayLost4652.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.3%