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 18, 2021

Confirmation: Katherine Marie Menendez, of Minnesota, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Minnesota

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

Won the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 126,728,369 people49.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

21 votes, representing 54,273,382 people21.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 29.8% 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 0.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4949.1%
NayLost2121.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken029.8%