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. 682 // September 27, 2007

Providing for the consideration of H.R. 3567, Small Business Investment Expansion Act

Sponsor: Dennis Cardoza (D-CA)

R. 3567 (Small Business Investment Expansion 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

222 votes, representing 112,775,423 people49.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

190 votes, representing 102,822,603 people45.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.1% 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 0.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon22249.6%
NayLost19045.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.1%