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. 1737 // December 2, 2010

In the matter of Representative Charles B. Rangel.

Sponsor: ZOE LOFGREN (D-CA)

Requires Representative Charles B. Rangel of New York: (1) to be censured; (2) to be in the well of the House of Representatives for the pronouncement of such censure and the public reading of this resolution by the Speaker of the House; and (3) to pay restitution to the appropriate taxing authorities or the U.S. Treasury for any unpaid estimated taxes outlined in Exhibit 066 on income received from his property in the Dominican Republic, and provide proof of payment to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Nay

267 votes, representing 146,470,974 people62.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

146 votes, representing 75,639,825 people32.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.4% 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
NayWon26762.4%
YeaLost14632.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.4%