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. 150 // February 28, 2017

H.Res. 150

Sponsor: Doug Collins (R-GA)

R. J. Res.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

225 votes, representing 129,628,708 people51.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

188 votes, representing 108,922,051 people43.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.1% 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
YeaWon22551.5%
NayLost18843.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.1%