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

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Senate vote: Nomination // March 5, 2019

Confirmation Allison Jones Rushing, of North Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

53 votes, representing 121,626,688 people47.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 129,180,963 people50.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.5% 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 2.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5347.8%
NayLost4450.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.5%