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. 656 // October 29, 2019

H.Res. 656

Sponsor: Donna Shalala (D-FL)

R. R. R.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

221 votes, representing 128,955,302 people50.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

187 votes, representing 109,747,545 people43.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.3% 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
YeaWon22150.6%
NayLost18743.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.3%