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. 949 // June 20, 2018

H.Res. 949

Sponsor: Michael Burgess (R-TX)

R. R. R.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

225 votes, representing 131,336,811 people51.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

180 votes, representing 104,758,118 people41.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.8% 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
YeaWon22551.9%
NayLost18041.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.8%