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. 6983 // June 3, 2024Needed two-thirds to pass

H.R. 6983

Sponsor: Austin Scott (R-GA)

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Government Operations and Politics Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

369 votes, representing 226,018,389 people84.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

2 votes, representing 1,227,176 people0.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 14.8% 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
YeaWon36984.8%
NayLost20.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken014.8%