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. 1084 // September 27, 2018

H.Res. 1084

Sponsor: PETE SESSIONS (R-TX)

R. R. R.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

226 votes, representing 131,745,314 people52.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

189 votes, representing 110,162,437 people43.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.5% 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
YeaWon22652.0%
NayLost18943.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.5%