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. 61 // January 23, 2019

H.Res. 61

Sponsor: Joseph Morelle (D-NY)

This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 648 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019) and H.J.Res. 31 (FY2019 Department of Homeland Security appropriations).

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

223 votes, representing 130,112,865 people51.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

190 votes, representing 111,620,272 people43.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.1% 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
YeaWon22351.1%
NayLost19043.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.1%