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. 454 // July 19, 2017

H.Res. 454

Sponsor: Liz Cheney (R-WY)

R. R. R.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

234 votes, representing 134,964,436 people53.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

194 votes, representing 112,460,343 people44.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.6% 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
YeaWon23453.7%
NayLost19444.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.6%