In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

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House vote: H.Res. 989 // July 12, 2018

H.Res. 989

Sponsor: Doug Collins (R-GA)

R. 6237) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

235 votes, representing 136,970,269 people54.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

178 votes, representing 103,570,209 people40.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.0% 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
YeaWon23554.1%
NayLost17840.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.0%