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 // January 31, 2024

Confirmation: Kirk Edward Sherriff, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of California.

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 157,750,645 people59.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 108,627,486 people40.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.1% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5459.2%
NayLost4540.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.1%