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 20, 2020

Confirmation: Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California

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

Won the vote · Yea

80 votes, representing 176,058,221 people69.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

8 votes, representing 13,118,601 people5.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 25.1% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon8069.7%
NayLost85.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken025.1%