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.Con.Res. 149 // December 21, 2018Needed two-thirds to agree

Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make certain corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 4174.

Sponsor: Paul Mitchell (R-MI)

R. 4174 (Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018).

Government Operations and Politics Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

362 votes, representing 210,484,570 people83.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

12 votes, representing 7,196,126 people2.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 14.0% 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
YeaWon36283.1%
NayLost122.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken014.0%