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. 74 // February 2, 2017

H.Res. 74

Sponsor: Tom Cole (R-OK)

J. Res. J.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

232 votes, representing 133,580,714 people53.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

190 votes, representing 110,083,528 people43.8%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
YeaWon23253.1%
NayLost19043.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.1%