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 // December 3, 2020

Confirmation: Liam P. Hardy, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

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

Won the vote · Yea

59 votes, representing 114,297,799 people45.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

34 votes, representing 104,859,090 people41.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 13.3% 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 4.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5945.2%
NayLost3441.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken013.3%