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.R. 540 // April 2, 2019Needed two-thirds to pass

H.R. 540

Sponsor: Joseph Morelle (D-NY)

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 770 Ayrault Road in Fairport, New York, as the "Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office."

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

414 votes, representing 242,205,364 people95.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

7 votes, representing 4,260,069 people1.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.2% 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
YeaWon41495.1%
NayLost71.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.2%