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. 713 // September 17, 2025

H.Res. 713

Sponsor: Nancy Mace (R-SC)

This resolution censures Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and removes her from the Committee on Education and Workforce and the Committee on the Budget.

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 129,274,648 people48.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

213 votes, representing 132,303,548 people49.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.9% 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 1.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21448.5%
NayLost21349.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.9%