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 // June 18, 2020

Confirmation: Justin Reed Walker, of Kentucky, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 119,545,489 people47.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

42 votes, representing 122,275,273 people48.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.3% 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 2.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5147.3%
NayLost4248.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.3%