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 // December 11, 2019

Table Motion to Reconsider

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

Won the vote · Yea

196 votes, representing 114,459,425 people44.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

170 votes, representing 99,835,282 people39.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 15.9% 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 5.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon19644.9%
NayLost17039.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken015.9%