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. 274 // April 2, 2019

H.Res. 274

Sponsor: JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)

Res. S. Res.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

230 votes, representing 134,254,209 people52.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

188 votes, representing 110,313,012 people43.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.0% 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
YeaWon23052.7%
NayLost18843.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.0%