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: Shalina D. Kumar, of Michigan, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan

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

Won the vote · Yea

44 votes, representing 113,588,160 people44.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

25 votes, representing 63,790,464 people24.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 31.2% 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 6.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4444.0%
NayLost2524.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken031.2%