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. 1501 // September 25, 2008

Proceedings on Roll Call 640 were vacated by unanimous consent.

Sponsor: Michael Arcuri (D-NY)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7060) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief.

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

Won the vote · Yea

223 votes, representing 114,073,529 people49.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

200 votes, representing 109,447,979 people47.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.7% 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 0.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon22349.7%
NayLost20047.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.7%