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. 318 // April 24, 2007

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 363) to authorize appropriations for basic research and research infrastructure in science and engineering, and for support of graduate fellowships, and for other purposes

Sponsor: Dennis Cardoza (D-CA)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 363 (Sowing the Seeds Through Science and Engineering Research Act).

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

219 votes, representing 111,258,741 people49.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

187 votes, representing 101,139,842 people44.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.5% 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 1.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21949.0%
NayLost18744.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.5%