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. 879 // May 9, 2018

H.Res. 879

Sponsor: Dan Newhouse (R-WA)

R. 3053) to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

224 votes, representing 130,756,820 people51.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

184 votes, representing 107,162,674 people42.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.0% 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
YeaWon22451.6%
NayLost18442.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.0%