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 13, 2026

Confirmation: Arthur Roberts Jones, of T.X., to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas

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

Won the vote · Yea

46 votes, representing 112,474,087 people42.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 132,918,685 people49.9%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. The winning side fell 7.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4642.2%
NayLost4449.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.0%