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. 772 // December 19, 2019

H.Res. 772

Sponsor: Norma Torres (D-CA)

R. 5377 (Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act).

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

227 votes, representing 132,480,082 people52.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

196 votes, representing 115,115,163 people45.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.8% 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
YeaWon22752.0%
NayLost19645.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.8%