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: David Woll, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Housing and Urban Development

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 120,262,436 people45.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 134,912,293 people50.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.3% 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 4.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5145.1%
NayLost4350.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.3%