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.R. 6691 // September 7, 2018

Community Safety and Security Act of 2018

Sponsor: Karen Handel (R-GA)

" Specifically, it lists particular offenses that qualify as crimes of violence.

Crime and Law Enforcement Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

247 votes, representing 143,492,741 people56.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

152 votes, representing 88,384,416 people34.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.4% 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
YeaWon24756.7%
NayLost15234.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.4%