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. 833 // February 6, 2020

H.Res. 833

Sponsor: Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)

Res. R. R.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

220 votes, representing 127,505,722 people50.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

194 votes, representing 112,799,305 people44.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.9% 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
YeaWon22050.5%
NayLost19444.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.9%