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 2, 2022

Confirmation: Sean C. Staples, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia

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

Won the vote · Yea

59 votes, representing 168,598,285 people64.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

38 votes, representing 89,462,930 people34.4%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
YeaWon5964.7%
NayLost3834.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.9%