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. 1370 // July 23, 2024

H.Res. 1370

Sponsor: Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

211 votes, representing 130,617,988 people49.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

197 votes, representing 119,261,341 people44.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.3% 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 1.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21149.0%
NayLost19744.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.3%