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.R. 1065 // February 11, 2019Needed two-thirds to pass

Social Media Use in Clearance Investigations Act of 2019

Sponsor: Stephen Lynch (D-MA)

This bill directs the Office of Management and Budget to report on the examination of social media activity during security clearance investigations.

Government Operations and Politics Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

377 votes, representing 220,933,839 people86.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

3 votes, representing 1,812,480 people0.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 12.5% 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
YeaWon37786.7%
NayLost30.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken012.5%