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. 788 // September 20, 2012

Providing for consideration of (H.J.Res. 118) and (H.R. 3409)

Sponsor: Rob Bishop (R-UT)

J. Res. C.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

231 votes, representing 126,992,937 people53.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

174 votes, representing 96,330,248 people40.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.8% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon23153.0%
NayLost17440.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.8%