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. 1609 // December 5, 2024

H.Res. 1609

Sponsor: Steve Cohen (D-TN)

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

204 votes, representing 126,301,845 people47.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

198 votes, representing 119,856,926 people45.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.7% 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 2.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon20447.4%
NayLost19845.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.7%