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. 563 // November 18, 2005

Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules

Sponsor: Phil Gingrey (R-GA)

Waives a specified requirement of rule XIII to provide for consideration or disposition of: (1) a bill or joint resolution making general appropriations for FY2006, any amendment thereto, or any conference report thereon; (2) a conference report to accompany H.R. 3199 (USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2005); (3) a bill or joint resolution relating to flood insurance; (4) a bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for FY2006; or (5) a resolution relating to U.S. forces in Iraq.

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

Won the vote · Yea

211 votes, representing 106,995,023 people49.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

204 votes, representing 97,854,514 people45.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.7% 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 0.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21149.8%
NayLost20445.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.7%