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 // May 14, 2012

Confirmation John J. Tharp, Jr., of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois

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

Won the vote · Yea

86 votes, representing 195,512,851 people81.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 984,049 people0.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 18.0% 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
YeaWon8681.6%
NayLost10.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken018.0%