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 4, 2025

Confirmation: Susan Courtwright Rodriguez, of North Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina

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

Won the vote · Yea

57 votes, representing 125,444,756 people47.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

32 votes, representing 105,029,879 people39.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 13.6% 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 2.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5747.1%
NayLost3239.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken013.6%