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 10, 2014

Confirmation of Leo T. Sorokin, of Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts

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

Won the vote · Yea

91 votes, representing 211,342,725 people86.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 13.6% 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
YeaWon9186.4%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken013.6%