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.R. 6064 // November 13, 2018Needed two-thirds to pass

H.R. 6064

Sponsor: Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)

This bill designates the Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge near Oyster Bay, New York, as the "Congressman Lester Wolff National Wildlife Refuge."

Public Lands and Natural Resources Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

385 votes, representing 223,986,546 people88.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

4 votes, representing 2,335,599 people0.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 10.6% 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
YeaWon38588.4%
NayLost40.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken010.6%