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. 967 // May 15, 2020

H.Res. 967

Sponsor: JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)

Res. R. 6800 (making emergency supplemental appropriations for FY2020).

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

207 votes, representing 120,008,959 people47.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

199 votes, representing 115,876,026 people45.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.7% 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 2.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon20747.5%
NayLost19945.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.7%