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. 564 // September 19, 2019

H.Res. 564

Sponsor: JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)

R. 4378) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2020.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

227 votes, representing 132,512,042 people52.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

196 votes, representing 115,246,995 people45.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.7% 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
YeaWon22752.0%
NayLost19645.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.7%