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. 793 // November 7, 2007

Providing for consideration of H.R. 3685, to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation

Sponsor: Kathy Castor (D-FL)

R. 3685 (Employment Non-Discrimination 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 113,531,189 people50.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

192 votes, representing 103,808,401 people45.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.4% 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%
NayLost19245.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.4%