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. 382 // May 9, 2007

Providing for the consideration of H.R. 1684, to authorize appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2008

Sponsor: Doris Matsui (D-CA)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 1684 (Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008).

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

217 votes, representing 110,151,186 people48.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

199 votes, representing 107,627,161 people47.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.2% 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 1.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21748.5%
NayLost19947.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.2%