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 // March 10, 2020

On Approving the Journal

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

Won the vote · Yea

212 votes, representing 123,117,922 people48.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

185 votes, representing 107,468,123 people42.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.7% 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 1.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21248.7%
NayLost18542.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.7%