In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

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House vote: H.Res. 1142 // November 14, 2018

H.Res. 1142

Sponsor: Dan Newhouse (R-WA)

R. 6784) to provide for removal of the gray wolf in the contiguous 48 States from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife published under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and providing for proceedings during the period from November 19, 2018, through November 26, 2018.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

201 votes, representing 116,545,756 people46.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

187 votes, representing 109,165,642 people43.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 10.9% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 4.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon20146.0%
NayLost18743.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken010.9%