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 19, 2020

Confirmation: Thompson Michael Dietz, of New Jersey, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 102,715,060 people40.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

36 votes, representing 100,321,078 people39.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 19.7% 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 9.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5140.6%
NayLost3639.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken019.7%