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. 1125 // April 23, 2008

Providing for the consideration of H.R. 5819, to amend the Small Business Act to improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program

Sponsor: Peter Welch (D-VT)

R. 5819) to amend the Small Business Act to improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program.

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

Won the vote · Yea

222 votes, representing 113,390,575 people49.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

194 votes, representing 105,703,035 people46.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.6% 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 0.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon22249.4%
NayLost19446.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.6%