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. 600 // November 2, 2017

H.Res. 600

Sponsor: Michael Burgess (R-TX)

R. 849) to repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

240 votes, representing 138,594,078 people55.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

178 votes, representing 103,053,579 people41.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.9% 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
YeaWon24055.1%
NayLost17841.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.9%