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 // October 23, 2020

Motion to Table the Motion to Indefinitely Postpone the Barrett Nomination

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

Won the vote · Yea

53 votes, representing 120,367,234 people47.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 112,467,373 people44.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.9% 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 2.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5347.6%
NayLost4444.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.9%