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. 969 // January 17, 2024

H.Res. 969

Sponsor: Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)

R. 6914) to require institutions of higher education to disseminate information on the rights of, and accommodations and resources for, pregnant students, and for other purposes. R.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

198 votes, representing 122,697,009 people46.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

194 votes, representing 117,454,626 people44.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.9% 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 4.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon19846.0%
NayLost19444.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.9%