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 17, 2020

Confirmation: Charles Edward Atchley, Jr., of Tennessee, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 117,639,519 people46.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 110,903,534 people43.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.6% 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 3.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5446.6%
NayLost4143.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.6%