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 21, 2022

Confirmation: Ana Isabel de Alba, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of California

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

45 votes, representing 105,257,619 people40.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.1% 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%
NayLost4540.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.1%