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. 609 // November 8, 2017

H.Res. 609

Sponsor: Ken Buck (R-CO)

R. 2201) to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to exempt certain micro-offerings from the registration requirements of such Act.

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 134,533,153 people53.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

190 votes, representing 110,246,080 people43.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.7% 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
YeaWon23353.5%
NayLost19043.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.7%