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. 1164 // October 1, 2020

H.Res. 1164

Sponsor: Mary Scanlon (D-PA)

This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of H.Res. 1153 (condemning the performance of unwanted, unnecessary medical procedures on individuals without their informed consent) and H.Res. 1154 (condemning QAnon and rejecting the conspiracy theories it promotes).

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

226 votes, representing 131,051,229 people51.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

186 votes, representing 107,926,384 people42.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.4% 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
YeaWon22651.9%
NayLost18642.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.4%