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 // September 15, 2020

Confirmation: Stanley Blumenfeld, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California

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

Won the vote · Yea

92 votes, representing 221,494,390 people87.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

4 votes, representing 14,650,369 people5.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.6% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon9287.7%
NayLost45.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.6%