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 22, 2022

Motion to Discharge: Hernan D. Vera, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California, from the Committee on the Judiciary.

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 146,751,120 people56.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 106,207,574 people40.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.9% 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
YeaWon5056.4%
NayLost4740.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.9%