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. 5059 // September 25, 2006Needed two-thirds to pass

New Hampshire Wilderness Act of 2006

Sponsor: CHARLES BASS (R-NH)

New Hampshire Wilderness Act of 2006 - Designates specified federal lands in the White Mountain National Forest area of New Hampshire as a wilderness area (which shall be known as the Wild River Wilderness) and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Public Lands and Natural Resources Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Nay

167 votes, representing 84,301,103 people37.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

223 votes, representing 118,282,908 people52.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 10.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 12.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon16737.4%
YeaLost22352.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken010.0%