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 2, 2024

Confirmation: Anne Hwang, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California

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

Won the vote · Yea

48 votes, representing 143,344,752 people53.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 95,823,030 people35.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 10.3% 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
YeaWon4853.8%
NayLost4335.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken010.3%