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. 938 // April 23, 2020

H.Res. 938

Sponsor: JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)

Res. 935 (establishes the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis as a select investigative subcommittee of the Committee on Oversight and Reform).

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

212 votes, representing 123,237,168 people48.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

182 votes, representing 105,879,018 people41.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.3% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 1.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21248.8%
NayLost18241.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.3%