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. 676 // January 22, 2019Needed two-thirds to pass

NATO Support Act

Sponsor: Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)

This bill prohibits the appropriation or use of funds to withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

International Affairs Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

357 votes, representing 207,986,225 people81.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

22 votes, representing 13,405,828 people5.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 13.1% 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
YeaWon35781.7%
NayLost225.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken013.1%