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 7, 2023

Confirmation: Arun Subramanian, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York

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

Won the vote · Yea

59 votes, representing 151,563,789 people57.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

37 votes, representing 86,565,088 people33.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.0% 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
YeaWon5957.9%
NayLost3733.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.0%