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. 675 // September 25, 2007

H.Res. 675

Sponsor: JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)

Sets forth a rule for the consideration of H.R. 976 (Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization 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

224 votes, representing 113,681,414 people50.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

190 votes, representing 102,966,147 people45.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.7% 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
YeaWon22450.0%
NayLost19045.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.7%