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.Res. 351 // July 12, 2005

Rule providing for consideration of H.R. 739, H.R. 740, H.R. 741, and H.R. 742

Sponsor: Rob Bishop (R-UT)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of: (1) H.R. 739 (Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day in Court Act of 2005); (2) H.R. 740 (Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Efficiency Act of 2005); (3) H.R.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

223 votes, representing 112,858,629 people52.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

191 votes, representing 91,742,069 people42.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.8% 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
YeaWon22352.5%
NayLost19142.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.8%