In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

The U.S. falls short of this goal.

Activate to continue

Spoken For.
House vote: H.Res. 162 // March 23, 2015Needed two-thirds to agree

Calling on the President to provide Ukraine with military assistance to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Sponsor: ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Urges the President to exercise the authorities provided by Congress to provide Ukraine with lethal defensive weapon systems to enhance the ability of the people of Ukraine to defend their sovereign territory from the unprovoked and continuing aggression of the Russian Federation.

International Affairs Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

348 votes, representing 197,712,924 people80.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

48 votes, representing 27,625,283 people11.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.9% 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
YeaWon34880.0%
NayLost4811.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.9%