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. 4096 // December 7, 2005Needed two-thirds to pass

Stealth Tax Relief Act of 2005

Sponsor: THOMAS REYNOLDS (R-NY)

Stealth Tax Relief Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2006 the increased alternative minimum tax exemption amount for individual taxpayers; and (2) adjust such increased exemption amount for inflation in 2006.

Taxation 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 204,429,386 people95.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

4 votes, representing 1,823,221 people0.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.0% 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
YeaWon41495.2%
NayLost40.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.0%