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. 796 // March 22, 2018

H.Res. 796

Sponsor: PETE SESSIONS (R-TX)

R. 1625) to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to include severe forms of trafficking in persons within the definition of transnational organized crime for purposes of the rewards program of the Department of State, and for other purposes; and providing for proceedings during the period from March 23, 2018, through April 9, 2018.

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

Won the vote · Yea

211 votes, representing 122,666,245 people48.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

207 votes, representing 120,578,919 people47.6%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. The winning side fell 1.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21148.4%
NayLost20747.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.9%