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. 5602 // November 13, 2006Needed two-thirds to pass

To Authorize the Extension of Nondiscriminatory Treatment (Normal Trade Relations Treatment) to the Products of Vietnam

Sponsor: JIM RAMSTAD (R-MN)

Authorizes the President to extend nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam.

Foreign Trade and International Finance Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Nay

161 votes, representing 82,000,376 people36.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

228 votes, representing 119,538,616 people53.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 10.5% 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 13.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon16136.4%
YeaLost22853.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken010.5%