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. 741 // October 16, 2007

Providing for the consideration of H. Res. 734, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the withholding of information relating to corruption in Iraq

Sponsor: Peter Welch (D-VT)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.Res. 734 (expressing the sense of the House regarding the withholding of information relating to corruption in Iraq).

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

Won the vote · Yea

223 votes, representing 113,091,375 people49.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

196 votes, representing 106,028,252 people46.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.6% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 0.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon22349.8%
NayLost19646.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.6%