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: Procedural vote // June 27, 2019

On Approving the Journal

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

Won the vote · Yea

159 votes, representing 92,688,239 people36.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

149 votes, representing 87,219,717 people34.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 29.4% 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 13.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon15936.4%
NayLost14934.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken029.4%