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 Mark Saalfield Norris, Sr., of Tennessee, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 104,061,327 people41.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 115,721,149 people45.7%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 8.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5141.1%
NayLost4445.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken013.2%