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 19, 2019

Confirmation Matthew J. Kacsmaryk, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas

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

46 votes, representing 122,428,316 people48.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.4% 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%
NayLost4648.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.4%