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 // July 28, 2020

Confirmation: David Cleveland Joseph, of Louisiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana

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

Won the vote · Yea

55 votes, representing 122,988,475 people48.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

42 votes, representing 126,443,945 people50.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.3% 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 1.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5548.7%
NayLost4250.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.3%