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. 1270 // March 16, 2005Needed two-thirds to pass

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate

Sponsor: WILLIAM THOMAS (R-CA)

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend until October 1, 2005, the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate.

Taxation Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

431 votes, representing 212,916,383 people99.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 510,971 people0.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.7% 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
YeaWon43199.1%
NayLost10.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.7%