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 2, 2025

Confirmation: Brian Burch, of Illinois, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Holy See

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

Won the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 113,900,031 people42.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 137,409,090 people51.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.7% 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 7.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4942.7%
NayLost4451.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.7%