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 26, 2025

Confirmation: Kenneth Kies, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury

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

Won the vote · Yea

53 votes, representing 122,935,491 people46.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 139,493,371 people52.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.6% 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 3.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5346.1%
NayLost4552.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.6%