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. 350 // May 2, 2007

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1868) to authorize appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology for fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 2010, and for other purposes

Sponsor: Betty Sutton (D-OH)

R. 1868 (Technology Innovation and Manufacturing Stimulation 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

226 votes, representing 114,687,919 people50.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

189 votes, representing 102,176,196 people45.0%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
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon22650.5%
NayLost18945.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.6%