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 22, 2019

Confirmation Howard C. Nielson, Jr., of Utah, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Utah

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 116,980,703 people45.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 118,305,552 people46.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.6% 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 4.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5145.9%
NayLost4746.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.6%