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. 891 // March 11, 2020

H.Res. 891

Sponsor: JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)

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

223 votes, representing 129,243,637 people51.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

188 votes, representing 109,336,272 people43.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.6% 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
YeaWon22351.1%
NayLost18843.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.6%