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 // February 1, 2022

Confirmation: David Augustin Ruiz to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio

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

Won the vote · Yea

62 votes, representing 184,789,061 people71.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

35 votes, representing 73,272,154 people28.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.9% 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
YeaWon6271.0%
NayLost3528.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.9%