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 16, 2019

Confirmation Wendy Vitter, of Louisiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 121,077,759 people47.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 107,117,737 people42.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 10.4% 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 2.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5247.5%
NayLost4542.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken010.4%