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 // December 15, 2022

Confirmation: Musetta Tia Johnson, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

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

Won the vote · Yea

76 votes, representing 195,470,871 people75.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

20 votes, representing 46,812,081 people18.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.0% 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
YeaWon7675.1%
NayLost2018.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.0%