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.Res. 1129 // September 23, 2020

H.Res. 1129

Sponsor: JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)

R. R. R.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

229 votes, representing 132,654,371 people52.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

187 votes, representing 108,804,432 people43.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.4% 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
YeaWon22952.5%
NayLost18743.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.4%