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 Thomas S. Kleeh, of West Virginia, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia

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

Won the vote · Yea

65 votes, representing 118,394,466 people46.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

30 votes, representing 101,388,010 people40.0%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 3.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon6546.8%
NayLost3040.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken013.2%