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. 864 // November 14, 2023

H.Res. 864

Sponsor: Michael Burgess (R-TX)

R. 5894) making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for FY2024.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

217 votes, representing 132,065,395 people50.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

209 votes, representing 124,099,211 people47.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.1% 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
YeaWon21750.5%
NayLost20947.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.1%