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. 23 // January 9, 2023

Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act

Sponsor: Adrian Smith (R-NE)

S. Tax Court and certain Department of the Treasury tax agencies.

Taxation Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

221 votes, representing 134,605,364 people51.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

210 votes, representing 124,596,043 people47.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.0% 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
YeaWon22151.4%
NayLost21047.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.0%