In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

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House vote: H.Res. 726 // February 6, 2018

Raising a question of the privileges of the House.

Sponsor: Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM)

Declares that the House of Representatives condemns Representative Paul Gosar for certain actions regarding attendance at the State of the Union address.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

231 votes, representing 134,532,347 people53.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

187 votes, representing 108,922,355 people43.0%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
YeaWon23153.1%
NayLost18743.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.9%