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 // May 9, 2019

Confirmation Michael H. Park, of New York, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 120,520,182 people47.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 106,045,611 people41.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.0% 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 2.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5247.3%
NayLost4141.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.0%