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. 758 // December 11, 2019

H.Res. 758

Sponsor: Donna Shalala (D-FL)

This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 3 (Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019), H.R. 5038 (Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019), and S. 1790 (National Defense Authorization Act 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

222 votes, representing 129,643,690 people50.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

190 votes, representing 111,922,586 people43.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.2% 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
YeaWon22250.9%
NayLost19043.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.2%