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. 773 // November 1, 2023

Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the House of Representatives.

Sponsor: Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY)

This resolution expels Representative George Santos from the House of Representatives.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Nay

213 votes, representing 129,485,490 people49.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

179 votes, representing 106,826,286 people40.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.7% 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 0.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon21349.5%
YeaLost17940.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.7%