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. 741 // December 5, 2019

H.Res. 741

Sponsor: Jamie Raskin (D-MD)

This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 4 (Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019) and H.Res. 326 (urging U.S. efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution).

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

226 votes, representing 131,966,195 people51.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

196 votes, representing 115,031,313 people45.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.0% 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
YeaWon22651.8%
NayLost19645.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.0%