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. 1486 // September 24, 2024

H.Res. 1486

Sponsor: Michael Burgess (R-TX)

R. R. R.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

212 votes, representing 131,370,478 people49.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

207 votes, representing 125,254,961 people47.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.7% 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 0.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21249.3%
NayLost20747.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.7%