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 // October 5, 2021

Confirmation: Lauren J. King, of Washington, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington

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

Won the vote · Yea

55 votes, representing 136,917,641 people53.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 105,722,477 people41.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.9% 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
YeaWon5553.1%
NayLost4441.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.9%