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 // September 15, 2025

Confirmation: Stephen Miran, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

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

Won the vote · Yea

48 votes, representing 118,898,088 people44.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 143,688,690 people53.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.5% 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 5.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4844.6%
NayLost4753.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.5%