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. 476 // July 10, 2019

H.Res. 476

Sponsor: JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)

R. 2500 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020). R.

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

Won the vote · Yea

234 votes, representing 136,459,445 people53.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

197 votes, representing 115,783,522 people45.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.0% 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
YeaWon23453.6%
NayLost19745.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.0%