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 // February 19, 2025

Confirmation: Kelly Loeffler, of Georgia, to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 122,800,416 people46.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 142,384,074 people53.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.5% 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 3.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5246.1%
NayLost4653.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.5%