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 // April 27, 2022

Confirmation: Sherilyn Peace Garnett, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California

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

Won the vote · Yea

62 votes, representing 173,266,561 people66.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

33 votes, representing 69,798,281 people26.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.7% 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
YeaWon6266.5%
NayLost3326.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.7%