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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Spoken For.
House vote: H.R. 1654 // March 12, 2019Needed two-thirds to pass

Federal Register Modernization Act

Sponsor: Mark Meadows (R-NC)

Federal Register Modernization Act This bill revises provisions regarding the Federal Register or the Code of Federal Regulations, including to replace requirements that the documents be printed with requirements that the documents be published.

Government Operations and Politics Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

426 votes, representing 249,395,001 people97.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 640,378 people0.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.8% 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
YeaWon42697.9%
NayLost10.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.8%