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. 233 // March 29, 2017

H.Res. 233

Sponsor: Dan Newhouse (R-WA)

R. 1431) to amend the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications, public participation.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

232 votes, representing 133,714,619 people53.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

188 votes, representing 108,922,980 people43.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.5% 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
YeaWon23253.2%
NayLost18843.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.5%