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 17, 2025

Confirmation: Gary Andres, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services

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

Won the vote · Yea

57 votes, representing 127,948,740 people48.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

40 votes, representing 131,468,967 people49.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.7% 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 2.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5748.0%
NayLost4049.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.7%