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 30, 2019

Confirmation: Peter D. Welte, of North Dakota, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of North Dakota

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

Won the vote · Yea

68 votes, representing 157,245,815 people61.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

22 votes, representing 55,932,338 people22.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 16.3% 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
YeaWon6861.7%
NayLost2222.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken016.3%