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 // August 4, 2022

Confirmation: Roopali H. Desai, of Arizona, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

67 votes, representing 177,150,584 people68.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

29 votes, representing 65,795,291 people25.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.7% 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
YeaWon6768.0%
NayLost2925.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.7%