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. 9600 // December 5, 2024Needed two-thirds to pass

H.R. 9600

Sponsor: Sanford Bishop (D-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

381 votes, representing 233,045,777 people87.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

15 votes, representing 9,585,817 people3.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.0% 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
YeaWon38187.4%
NayLost153.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.0%