In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

The U.S. falls short of this goal.

Activate to continue

Spoken For.
Senate vote: Nomination // October 24, 2019

Confirmation: Justin Reed Walker, of Kentucky, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 115,324,120 people45.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 110,446,160 people43.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.4% 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 4.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5045.3%
NayLost4143.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.4%