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 7, 2019

Confirmation: William Joseph Nardini, of Connecticut, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

86 votes, representing 200,921,533 people78.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

2 votes, representing 10,486,096 people4.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 17.0% 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
YeaWon8678.9%
NayLost24.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken017.0%