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. 122 // February 13, 2019

H.Res. 122

Sponsor: JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)

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Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

228 votes, representing 133,028,737 people52.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

193 votes, representing 113,281,441 people44.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.3% 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
YeaWon22852.2%
NayLost19344.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.3%