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. 5062 // September 25, 2006Needed two-thirds to pass

New Hampshire Wilderness Act of 2006

Sponsor: Jeb Bradley (R-NH)

New Hampshire Wilderness Act of 2006 - Designates specified federal lands in the White Mountain National Forest area of New Hampshire as wilderness and incorporates such lands into the Sandwich Range Wilderness.

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

169 votes, representing 85,181,293 people37.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

220 votes, representing 116,864,499 people51.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 10.3% 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 12.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon16937.8%
YeaLost22051.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken010.3%