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. 780 // March 15, 2018

H.Res. 780

Sponsor: Ken Buck (R-CO)

R. R. 4293) to reform the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review process, the Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test process.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

235 votes, representing 136,684,724 people54.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

177 votes, representing 103,338,361 people40.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.2% 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
YeaWon23554.0%
NayLost17740.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.2%