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 // June 12, 2019

Confirmation Rodney Smith, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida

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

Won the vote · Yea

78 votes, representing 182,067,495 people71.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

18 votes, representing 65,818,759 people25.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.7% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon7871.5%
NayLost1825.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.7%