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. 5521 // June 7, 2006

Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2007

Sponsor: JERRY LEWIS (R-CA)

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

Won the vote · Yea

361 votes, representing 186,290,875 people82.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

53 votes, representing 27,937,311 people12.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.9% 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
YeaWon36182.7%
NayLost5312.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.9%