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. 943 // January 27, 2020Needed two-thirds to pass

Never Again Education Act

Sponsor: CAROLYN MALONEY (D-NY)

S. Holocaust Memorial Museum education programming. The bill requires the museum to develop and nationally disseminate accurate, relevant, and accessible resources to improve awareness and understanding of the Holocaust.

Education Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

393 votes, representing 228,364,408 people90.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

5 votes, representing 2,848,602 people1.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.5% 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
YeaWon39390.4%
NayLost51.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.5%