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. 431 // July 12, 2017

H.Res. 431

Sponsor: Bradley Byrne (R-AL)

R. R. 23) to provide drought relief in the State of California.

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 133,839,780 people53.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

187 votes, representing 108,382,668 people43.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.7% 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%
NayLost18743.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.7%