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 // January 30, 2018

Confirmation David Ryan Stras, of Minnesota, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

56 votes, representing 120,540,272 people47.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

42 votes, representing 129,213,557 people51.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.4% 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 2.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5647.6%
NayLost4251.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.4%