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 // March 7, 2019

Confirmation Eric E. Murphy, of Ohio, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 117,569,491 people46.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 131,158,408 people51.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.3% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 3.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5246.2%
NayLost4651.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.3%