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 // November 17, 2020

Confirmation: Benjamin Joel Beaton, of Kentucky, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 111,511,357 people44.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 113,646,406 people45.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 10.9% 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 5.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5244.1%
NayLost4445.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken010.9%