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 8, 2020

Confirmation: Stephen Sidney Schwartz, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims

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

Won the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 109,256,965 people43.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 119,901,929 people47.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.3% 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 6.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4943.2%
NayLost4747.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.3%