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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Spoken For.
House vote: H.Res. 274 // March 28, 2007

Providing for the consideration of H.R. 1538, the Wounded Warrior Assistance Act

Sponsor: Kathy Castor (D-FL)

R 1538 (Wounded Warrior Assistance 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

243 votes, representing 123,563,530 people54.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

179 votes, representing 96,819,478 people42.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.0% 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
YeaWon24354.4%
NayLost17942.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.0%