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 13, 2022

Confirmation: Arianna J. Freeman, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit

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

Won the vote · Nay

50 votes, representing 118,879,406 people45.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

47 votes, representing 133,398,481 people51.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.1% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 4.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5045.7%
YeaLost4751.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.1%