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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Spoken For.
House vote: H.R. 4031 // February 5, 2020Needed two-thirds to pass

GLRI Act of 2019

Sponsor: David Joyce (R-OH)

This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.

Environmental Protection Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

373 votes, representing 216,162,221 people85.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 26,730,373 people10.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.9% 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
YeaWon37385.5%
NayLost4510.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.9%