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. 792 // December 10, 2018Needed two-thirds to agree

H.Res. 792

Sponsor: JOSE SERRANO (D-NY)

Honors the memory of Roberto Clemente as a great humanitarian and athlete. Requests that the Department of the Interior recognize the crash site of Clemente's airplane and the adjacent land by adding such site to the National Register of Historic Places.

Public Lands and Natural Resources Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

385 votes, representing 223,770,059 people88.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 569,489 people0.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.4% 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
YeaWon38588.4%
NayLost10.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.4%