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.Res. 1071 // September 26, 2018

H.Res. 1071

Sponsor: Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)

S. citizens.

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

279 votes, representing 161,752,829 people63.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

72 votes, representing 42,056,858 people16.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 19.5% 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
YeaWon27963.9%
NayLost7216.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken019.5%