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. 857 // June 12, 2006

Waiving points of order against consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4939) making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes

Sponsor: Tom Cole (R-OK)

Waives points of order against consideration of the conference report on H.R. 4939 (Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006).

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

Won the vote · Yea

204 votes, representing 108,628,384 people48.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

165 votes, representing 82,909,222 people36.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 14.9% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 1.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon20448.2%
NayLost16536.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken014.9%