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. 317 // April 19, 2007

Providing for the consideration of H.R. 1905 and H.R 1906

Sponsor: Michael Arcuri (D-NY)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of: (1) H.R. 1905 (District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007); and (2) H.R. 1906 (amending the Internal Revenue Code to adjust the estimated tax payment safe harbor based on certain individual's income).

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

Won the vote · Yea

219 votes, representing 111,070,730 people48.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

196 votes, representing 105,873,255 people46.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.5% 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 1.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21948.9%
NayLost19646.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.5%