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. 900 // May 17, 2018

H.Res. 900

Sponsor: Dan Newhouse (R-WA)

R. 2 (Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018).

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

228 votes, representing 132,721,462 people52.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

188 votes, representing 109,288,021 people43.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.4% 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
YeaWon22852.4%
NayLost18843.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.4%