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 11, 2018

Confirmation David James Porter, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 102,161,944 people40.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 117,620,532 people46.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 13.2% 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 9.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5040.3%
NayLost4546.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken013.2%