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. 294 // April 9, 2019

H.Res. 294

Sponsor: Joseph Morelle (D-NY)

R. R. Res.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

219 votes, representing 127,823,272 people50.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

201 votes, representing 118,015,975 people46.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.5% 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
YeaWon21950.2%
NayLost20146.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.5%