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 Eli Jeremy Richardson, of Tennessee, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 105,257,610 people41.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 114,524,866 people45.2%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 8.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5241.6%
NayLost4345.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken013.2%