In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

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House vote: H.Res. 498 // July 17, 2019

Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, of high misdemeanors.

Sponsor: Al Green (D-TX)

This resolution impeaches President Trump of high misdemeanors based on racist comments that have legitimized and increased fear and hatred of new Americans and people of color.

Government Operations and Politics Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

332 votes, representing 194,585,762 people76.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

95 votes, representing 55,227,903 people21.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.9% 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
YeaWon33276.4%
NayLost9521.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.9%