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 // June 8, 2005

Confirmation Janice R. Brown, of California, to be U.S. Circuit Judge

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

Won the vote · Yea

56 votes, representing 106,934,100 people49.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 107,673,910 people50.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.1% 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 0.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5649.8%
NayLost4350.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.1%