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. 329 // May 1, 2019

H.Res. 329

Sponsor: JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)

R. 9) to direct the President to develop a plan for the United States to meet its nationally determined contribution under the Paris Agreement.

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 131,718,678 people51.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

188 votes, representing 110,267,438 people43.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.0% 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
YeaWon22651.7%
NayLost18843.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.0%