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: Toby Crouse, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 106,752,691 people42.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 100,837,188 people39.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 17.9% 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 7.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5042.2%
NayLost4339.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken017.9%