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 // December 3, 2019

Confirmation: Eric Ross Komitee, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York

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

Won the vote · Yea

86 votes, representing 208,435,652 people81.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

4 votes, representing 9,533,781 people3.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 14.4% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon8681.8%
NayLost43.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken014.4%