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.R. 2776 // August 4, 2007

Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007

Sponsor: CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY)

Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to renewable energy sources and energy conservation. Title I: Production Incentives - (Sec. , wind, closed and open-loop biomass, geothermal energy, small irrigation power, municipal solid waste, and qualified hydropower).

Taxation Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Nay

346 votes, representing 179,879,960 people79.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

65 votes, representing 35,037,654 people15.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.4% 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
NayWon34679.2%
YeaLost6515.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.4%