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 19, 2019

Confirmation: Mary Kay Vyskocil, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York

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

Won the vote · Yea

91 votes, representing 215,362,386 people84.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

3 votes, representing 11,297,585 people4.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.0% 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
YeaWon9184.6%
NayLost34.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.0%