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. 981 // May 27, 2020

H.Res. 981

Sponsor: JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)

This resolution provides for consideration of the Senate amendments to H.R. 6172 (USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020). Only the majority leader may offer a privileged motion to dispose of any amendment relating to H.R.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

228 votes, representing 132,219,434 people52.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

189 votes, representing 109,583,914 people43.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.3% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon22852.3%
NayLost18943.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.3%