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 23, 2025

Confirmation: Arielle Roth, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of Communications and Information

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 124,812,269 people46.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 128,496,312 people48.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.0% 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 3.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5246.8%
NayLost4148.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.0%