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.R. 10515 // December 19, 2024Needed two-thirds to pass

American Relief Act, 2025

Sponsor: Tom Cole (R-OK)

Economics and Public Finance Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Nay

235 votes, representing 143,490,084 people53.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

174 votes, representing 107,025,514 people40.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.0% 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
NayWon23553.8%
YeaLost17440.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.0%