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 // January 8, 2020

Confirmation: Matthew H. Solomson, of Maryland, 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

89 votes, representing 202,383,979 people80.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

8 votes, representing 40,919,327 people16.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.7% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon8980.1%
NayLost816.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.7%