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. 352 // July 12, 2005Needed two-thirds to agree

Providing that the House of Representatives will focus on removing barriers to competitiveness of the United States economy

Sponsor: TODD TIAHRT (R-KS)

S. economy depends on congressional action to remove barriers to keeping and creating jobs in the United States, particularly barriers in the areas of: (1) trade restrictions and inequality; (2) bureaucratic red tape; (3) innovation and investment; (4) health care security; (5) lifelong learning; (6) tax burden and complexity; (7) lawsuit abuse and litigation management; and (8) energy self-sufficiency and security. S.

Economics and Public Finance Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Nay

177 votes, representing 84,888,509 people39.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

242 votes, representing 122,259,160 people56.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.6% 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 10.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon17739.5%
YeaLost24256.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.6%