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 William M. Ray II, of Georgia, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 107,761,211 people42.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 112,021,265 people44.2%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 7.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5442.6%
NayLost4144.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken013.2%