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 // November 3, 2021

Motion to Discharge: Jennifer Sung to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit from the Committee on the Judiciary

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

Won the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 141,825,277 people55.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

49 votes, representing 111,572,771 people43.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.7% 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
YeaWon4955.0%
NayLost4943.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.7%