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 // November 2, 2017

Confirmation Allison H. Eid, of Colorado, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

56 votes, representing 117,016,306 people46.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 125,307,486 people49.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.6% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 3.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5646.5%
NayLost4149.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.6%