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. 581 // January 7, 2016

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1927) to amend title 28, United States Code, to improve fairness in class action litigation.

Sponsor: Doug Collins (R-GA)

R. 1927) to amend title 28, United States Code, to improve fairness in class action litigation.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

236 votes, representing 134,832,170 people54.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

176 votes, representing 100,953,089 people40.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.3% 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
YeaWon23654.2%
NayLost17640.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.3%