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. 723 // September 26, 2023

H.Res. 723

Sponsor: Chip Roy (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

216 votes, representing 131,473,219 people50.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

212 votes, representing 126,121,993 people48.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.6% 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%
NayLost21248.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.6%