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.Res. 1243 // May 22, 2024

H.Res. 1243

Sponsor: Erin Houchin (R-IN)

This resolution provides for the House of Representatives to consider H.R. 4763, to provide for a system of regulation of digital assets by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission, and for other purposes; H.R. 5403, to amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal Reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to an individual, to prohibit the use of central bank digital currency for monetary policy, and for other purposes; and H.R.

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

Won the vote · Yea

204 votes, representing 126,467,942 people47.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

203 votes, representing 123,023,897 people46.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.4% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 2.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon20447.4%
NayLost20346.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.4%