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. 1065 // April 2, 2008

Providing for the consideration of H.R. 5501, Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act

Sponsor: JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)

R. 5501 (Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008).

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 109,997,354 people47.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

199 votes, representing 108,814,046 people47.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.7% 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%
NayLost19947.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.7%