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. 680 // September 19, 2023

H.Res. 680

Sponsor: Tom Cole (R-OK)

R. R. 4365 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024, which provides FY2024 appropriations to the Department of Defense for military activities).

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Nay

214 votes, representing 127,307,939 people48.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

212 votes, representing 129,254,850 people49.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 1.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon21448.6%
YeaLost21249.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.0%