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. 714 // January 30, 2018

H.Res. 714

Sponsor: Liz Cheney (R-WY)

R. 695) to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a national criminal history background check system and criminal history review program for certain individuals who, related to their employment, have access to children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities.

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

Won the vote · Yea

236 votes, representing 137,590,837 people54.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

183 votes, representing 106,450,243 people42.0%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
YeaWon23654.3%
NayLost18342.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.6%