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. 736 // February 14, 2018

H.Res. 736

Sponsor: Doug Collins (R-GA)

R. R. R.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

227 votes, representing 132,257,518 people52.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

187 votes, representing 108,988,980 people43.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.7% 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
YeaWon22752.2%
NayLost18743.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.7%