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. 2409 // July 9, 2019Needed two-thirds to pass

Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act

Sponsor: Cynthia Axne (D-IA)

This bill requires the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation within the Securities and Exchange Commission to report on issues encountered by rural-area small businesses.

Finance and Financial Sector Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

413 votes, representing 241,162,274 people94.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

7 votes, representing 4,372,452 people1.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.6% 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
YeaWon41394.7%
NayLost71.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.6%