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 // September 23, 2021

Confirmation: Florence Y. Pan, of the District of Columbia, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia

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

Won the vote · Yea

68 votes, representing 177,610,425 people68.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

30 votes, representing 64,692,315 people25.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.0% 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
YeaWon6868.9%
NayLost3025.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.0%