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. 1316 // June 26, 2024

H.Res. 1316

Sponsor: Austin Scott (R-GA)

R. 8774, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for FY2025, and for other purposes. R.

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

Won the vote · Yea

207 votes, representing 128,307,468 people48.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

201 votes, representing 121,689,188 people45.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.2% 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 1.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon20748.1%
NayLost20145.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.2%