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. 5573 // June 21, 2006Needed two-thirds to pass

Health Centers Renewal Act of 2006

Sponsor: NATHAN DEAL (R-GA)

Health Centers Renewal Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for FY2007-FY2011 for health centers to meet the health care needs of medically underserved populations.

Health Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

424 votes, representing 219,238,659 people97.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

3 votes, representing 1,719,007 people0.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.9% 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
YeaWon42497.4%
NayLost30.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.9%