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. 539 // September 3, 2025

Censuring Representative LaMonica McIver and removing her from the Committee on Homeland Security.

Sponsor: Clay Higgins (R-LA)

This resolution censures Representative LaMonica McIver and removes her from the Committee on Homeland Security.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

215 votes, representing 129,704,562 people48.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

207 votes, representing 128,878,030 people48.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.0% 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 1.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21548.6%
NayLost20748.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.0%