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 11, 2019

Confirmation: Lawrence VanDyke, of Nevada, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 119,344,835 people46.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 124,867,263 people49.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.1% 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 3.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5146.9%
NayLost4449.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.1%