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: Lewis J. Liman, 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

64 votes, representing 173,264,174 people68.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

29 votes, representing 51,662,873 people20.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.7% 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
YeaWon6468.0%
NayLost2920.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.7%