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 // December 17, 2021

Confirmation: David Herrera Urias, of New Mexico, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Mexico

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

Won the vote · Yea

45 votes, representing 120,115,603 people46.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

26 votes, representing 62,236,061 people24.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 29.3% 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 3.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4546.6%
NayLost2624.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken029.3%