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 // May 1, 2019

Confirmation J. Campbell Barker, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 117,541,918 people46.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 133,067,202 people52.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.6% 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
YeaWon5146.2%
NayLost4752.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.6%