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. 616 // November 14, 2017

H.Res. 616

Sponsor: Bradley Byrne (R-AL)

R. R. 2810) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year.

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 134,277,265 people53.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

187 votes, representing 108,260,410 people43.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.6% 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
YeaWon23353.4%
NayLost18743.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.6%