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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Spoken For.
House vote: H.R. 4310 // May 15, 2024Needed two-thirds to pass

Youth Poisoning Protection Act

Sponsor: Lori Trahan (D-MA)

This bill makes a consumer product with a concentration of sodium nitrite of 10% or greater a banned hazardous product.

Commerce Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

376 votes, representing 229,446,899 people86.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

33 votes, representing 21,013,916 people7.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.1% 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
YeaWon37686.1%
NayLost337.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.1%