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 // July 24, 2019

Confirmation: Brian C. Buescher, of Nebraska, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Nebraska

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 116,852,827 people45.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

40 votes, representing 99,123,540 people38.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 15.2% 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%
NayLost4038.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken015.2%