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. 811 // January 28, 2020

H.Res. 811

Sponsor: Jamie Raskin (D-MD)

R. R. 550 (Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019).

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

223 votes, representing 129,332,416 people51.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

189 votes, representing 110,035,260 people43.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.3% 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
YeaWon22351.2%
NayLost18943.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.3%