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. 1180 // December 20, 2018

H.Res. 1180

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, and for other purposes; providing for proceedings during the period from December 24, 2018, through January 3, 2019.

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

Won the vote · Yea

207 votes, representing 120,473,697 people47.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

170 votes, representing 99,128,437 people39.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 13.3% 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 2.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon20747.6%
NayLost17039.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken013.3%