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 18, 2025

Confirmation: Rodney Scott, of Oklahoma, to be Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 119,787,219 people44.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 2.8% 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 5.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5144.9%
NayLost4652.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.8%