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 // November 5, 2019

Confirmation: David Austin Tapp, of Kentucky, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims

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

Won the vote · Yea

85 votes, representing 194,173,841 people76.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

8 votes, representing 28,389,074 people11.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 12.6% 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
YeaWon8576.2%
NayLost811.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken012.6%