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 Recommit the Barrett Nomination to the Committee on the Judiciary

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%