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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House vote: H.Res. 1065 // February 4, 2010

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 45) increasing the statutory limit on the public debt

Sponsor: JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)

J. Res. 45) increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

233 votes, representing 122,126,291 people52.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

195 votes, representing 108,854,588 people46.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.6% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon23352.0%
NayLost19546.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.6%