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 // March 22, 2022

Confirmation: Ruth Bermudez Montenegro, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California

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

Won the vote · Yea

55 votes, representing 153,400,084 people58.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 100,276,898 people38.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.6% 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
YeaWon5558.9%
NayLost4138.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.6%