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. 199 // March 8, 2023

H.Res. 199

Sponsor: Thomas Massie (R-KY)

R. J. Res.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

216 votes, representing 131,509,233 people50.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

206 votes, representing 122,419,941 people46.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21650.2%
NayLost20646.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.0%