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. 590 // September 25, 2019

Raising a question of the privileges of the House.

Sponsor: Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)

This resolution disapproves the actions of the Speaker of the House, Representative Nancy Pelosi, to initiate an impeachment inquiry against President Trump without any debate or vote by the full House on an impeachment inquiry resolution.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

232 votes, representing 135,381,458 people53.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

193 votes, representing 113,515,686 people44.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.3% 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
YeaWon23253.2%
NayLost19344.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.3%