In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

The U.S. falls short of this goal.

Activate to continue

Spoken For.
House vote: H.Con.Res. 119 // July 19, 2018

Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy.

Sponsor: Steve Scalise (R-LA)

Expresses the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to American families and businesses and is not in the best interest of the United States.

Taxation Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

229 votes, representing 133,171,676 people52.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

180 votes, representing 105,265,914 people41.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.8% 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
YeaWon22952.6%
NayLost18041.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.8%