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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Spoken For.
House vote: H.Res. 992 // September 26, 2006Needed two-thirds to agree

Supporting the appointment of a Presidential Special Envoy for Sudan.

Sponsor: FRANK WOLF (R-VA)

S. officials who have helped secure the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and the Darfur Peace Agreement. S.

International Affairs Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

414 votes, representing 214,547,084 people95.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

3 votes, representing 1,510,437 people0.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.0% 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
YeaWon41495.3%
NayLost30.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.0%