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. 953 // June 21, 2018

H.Res. 953

Sponsor: Dan Newhouse (R-WA)

R. 6136) to amend the immigration laws and provide for border security.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

227 votes, representing 132,329,869 people52.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

195 votes, representing 113,437,150 people44.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.0% 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
YeaWon22752.3%
NayLost19544.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.0%