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 // June 8, 2022

Confirmation: Nina Morrison, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York

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

Won the vote · Yea

53 votes, representing 149,682,710 people57.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 109,506,588 people42.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.5% 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
YeaWon5357.5%
NayLost4642.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.5%