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 4, 2019

Confirmation: Douglas Russell Cole, of Ohio, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio

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

Won the vote · Yea

63 votes, representing 142,600,783 people56.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

30 votes, representing 87,394,763 people34.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.7% 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
YeaWon6356.0%
NayLost3034.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.7%