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 25, 2021

Confirmation: Myrna Perez, of New York, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

48 votes, representing 127,349,742 people49.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 103,303,766 people40.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 10.6% 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 0.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4849.4%
NayLost4340.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken010.6%