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 18, 2020

Confirmation: Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida

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

Won the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 105,810,095 people41.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 97,523,216 people38.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 19.5% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 8.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4941.9%
NayLost4138.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken019.5%