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 15, 2019

Confirmation Kenneth Kiyul Lee, of California, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 110,827,063 people43.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 129,037,277 people50.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.8% 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 6.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5243.5%
NayLost4550.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.8%