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 // October 27, 2005

Confirmation John Richard Smoak, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District

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

Won the vote · Yea

97 votes, representing 210,494,075 people98.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

0 votes, representing 0 people0.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon9798.0%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.0%