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 5, 2025

Confirmation: John Andrew Eisenberg, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 122,481,882 people45.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 120,105,207 people45.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.0% 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 4.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5245.9%
NayLost4345.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.0%