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 // August 1, 2025

Confirmation: Brian Nesvik, of Wyoming, to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 123,300,980 people46.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 138,274,316 people51.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.9% 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 3.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5446.2%
NayLost4351.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.9%