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. 1014 // March 5, 2008

Providing for the consideration of H.R. 1014, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act

Sponsor: Kathy Castor (D-FL)

R. 1424 (Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007).

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

215 votes, representing 110,011,796 people47.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

192 votes, representing 104,796,878 people45.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.5% 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 2.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21547.9%
NayLost19245.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.5%