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. 832 // February 6, 2020

Raising a question of the privileges of the House.

Sponsor: KAY GRANGER (R-TX)

This resolution disapproves of certain behavior of Speaker Pelosi during the joint session of Congress held on February 4, 2020.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

224 votes, representing 129,866,918 people51.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

193 votes, representing 112,265,757 people44.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.2% 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
YeaWon22451.4%
NayLost19344.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.2%