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. 781 // January 9, 2020

H.Res. 781

Sponsor: JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)

Res. S. Armed Forces in hostilities in or against Iran unless certain conditions are met).

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 130,953,615 people51.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

193 votes, representing 112,334,149 people44.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.7% 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%
NayLost19344.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.7%