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 // February 1, 2024

Confirmation: Lisa W. Wang to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade

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

Won the vote · Yea

53 votes, representing 154,371,310 people57.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

42 votes, representing 91,011,457 people34.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.0% 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
YeaWon5357.9%
NayLost4234.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.0%