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. 548 // October 3, 2017

H.Res. 548

Sponsor: Liz Cheney (R-WY)

R. 36) to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

233 votes, representing 134,403,901 people53.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

187 votes, representing 108,413,958 people43.1%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
YeaWon23353.4%
NayLost18743.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.5%