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. 388 // May 10, 2007

Providing for the consideration of H.R. 2082, Intelligence Authorization Act

Sponsor: ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)

R. 2082 (Intelligence 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

223 votes, representing 113,275,198 people49.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

199 votes, representing 107,492,493 people47.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.8% 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 0.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon22349.8%
NayLost19947.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.8%