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. 1161 // September 30, 2020

H.Res. 1161

Sponsor: JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)

R. 925 (America's Conservation Enhancement Act).

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

225 votes, representing 130,161,560 people51.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

188 votes, representing 109,470,467 people43.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.2% 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
YeaWon22551.5%
NayLost18843.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.2%