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. 844 // February 11, 2020

H.Res. 844

Sponsor: Mary Scanlon (D-PA)

R. Res. 79 (eliminating the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, which prohibits discrimination based on sex).

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

222 votes, representing 128,742,829 people50.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

185 votes, representing 107,861,226 people42.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.4% 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
YeaWon22250.9%
NayLost18542.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.4%