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: David B. Barlow, of Utah, to be U.S. District Judge of the District of Utah

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

Won the vote · Yea

88 votes, representing 211,566,452 people83.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

4 votes, representing 14,332,038 people5.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.3% 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
YeaWon8883.1%
NayLost45.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.3%