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 // September 7, 2022

Confirmation: John Z. Lee, of Illinois, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 142,086,057 people54.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 104,484,060 people40.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.3% 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
YeaWon5054.6%
NayLost4440.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.3%