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 Allen Cothrel Winsor, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Florida

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 122,343,353 people48.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 121,162,722 people47.6%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 2.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5448.0%
NayLost4447.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.4%