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. 914 // December 7, 2023

Censuring Representative Jamaal Bowman.

Sponsor: Lisa McClain (R-MI)

This resolution censures Representative Jamaal Bowman.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

214 votes, representing 130,218,091 people49.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

191 votes, representing 113,560,556 people43.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.9% 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 0.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21449.8%
NayLost19143.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.9%