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. 504 // September 7, 2017

H.Res. 504

Sponsor: Rob Woodall (R-GA)

R. 3354 (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018).

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

222 votes, representing 127,683,171 people50.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

190 votes, representing 109,900,444 people43.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.5% 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
YeaWon22250.8%
NayLost19043.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.5%