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. 1160 // November 29, 2018

H.Res. 1160

Sponsor: PETE SESSIONS (R-TX)

R. 88) to modify the boundary of the Shiloh National Military Park located in Tennessee and Mississippi, to establish Parker's Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park System.

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

Won the vote · Yea

219 votes, representing 127,326,814 people50.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

181 votes, representing 105,271,495 people41.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.2% 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
YeaWon21950.3%
NayLost18141.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.2%