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. 7293 // December 21, 2018Needed two-thirds to pass

H.R. 7293

Sponsor: Joseph Morelle (D-NY)

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 770 Ayrault Road in Fairport, New York, as the "Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office."

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

375 votes, representing 218,132,623 people86.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

6 votes, representing 3,479,694 people1.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 12.5% 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
YeaWon37586.1%
NayLost61.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken012.5%