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 // July 9, 2025

Confirmation: William Briggs, of Texas, to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration

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

Won the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 111,818,913 people41.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 140,726,106 people52.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.3% 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 8.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4941.9%
NayLost4552.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.3%