In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

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House vote: H.Res. 765 // December 17, 2019

H.Res. 765

Sponsor: Joseph Morelle (D-NY)

This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of the Senate amendment to (1) H.R. 1158 (DHS Cyber Hunt and Incident Response Teams Act of 2019), and (2) H.R. 1865 (National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act).

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

219 votes, representing 127,963,557 people50.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

189 votes, representing 111,080,818 people43.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.1% 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
YeaWon21950.2%
NayLost18943.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.1%