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 8, 2022

Confirmation: Loren L. AliKhan, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals

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

Won the vote · Yea

55 votes, representing 146,023,267 people56.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 97,725,721 people37.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.4% 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
YeaWon5556.1%
NayLost4137.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.4%