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. 492 // July 17, 2019

H.Res. 492

Sponsor: Joseph Morelle (D-NY)

R. 582) to provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

231 votes, representing 134,740,829 people52.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

197 votes, representing 115,743,408 people45.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.7% 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
YeaWon23152.9%
NayLost19745.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.7%