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 16, 2020

Confirmation: Todd Wallace Robinson, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California

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

Won the vote · Yea

86 votes, representing 199,369,583 people78.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

10 votes, representing 34,401,396 people13.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.5% 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
YeaWon8678.9%
NayLost1013.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.5%