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. 1602 // December 4, 2024

H.Res. 1602

Sponsor: Michael Burgess (R-TX)

R. R. 7198.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

207 votes, representing 128,240,607 people48.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

199 votes, representing 120,152,151 people45.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.8% 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%
NayLost19945.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.8%