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 // July 31, 2018

Confirmation Britt Cagle Grant, of Georgia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 106,598,177 people42.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 141,112,133 people55.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.2% 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 7.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5242.1%
NayLost4655.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.2%