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 // July 14, 2025

Confirmation: Whitney D. Hermandorfer, of Tennessee, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

46 votes, representing 112,434,168 people42.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

42 votes, representing 129,717,543 people48.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.2% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 7.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4642.2%
NayLost4248.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.2%