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: S. 1894 // November 9, 2005Needed two-thirds to pass

Fair Access Foster Care Act of 2005

Sponsor: Jim Inhofe (R-OK)

Fair Access Foster Care Act of 2005 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide for the making of foster care maintenance payments to private for-profit agencies.

Families Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

408 votes, representing 201,662,079 people93.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 450,346 people0.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.9% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon40893.9%
NayLost10.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.9%