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. 70 // January 31, 2017

H.Res. 70

Sponsor: Dan Newhouse (R-WA)

J. Res. 38) disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

236 votes, representing 136,010,823 people54.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

186 votes, representing 107,721,907 people42.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.1% 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
YeaWon23654.1%
NayLost18642.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.1%