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 // July 19, 2022

Confirmation: Nina Nin-Yuen Wang, of Colorado, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Colorado

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

Won the vote · Yea

58 votes, representing 166,415,930 people63.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

36 votes, representing 86,131,766 people33.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.0% 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
YeaWon5863.9%
NayLost3633.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.0%