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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Spoken For.
House vote: H.Res. 846 // December 6, 2007

Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 6) to reduce our Nation’s dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, renewable, & alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging energy technologies, developing greater efficiency, & creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency & Renewable Reserve to invest in alternative enery

Sponsor: Peter Welch (D-VT)

R. 6 (Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency 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

214 votes, representing 108,674,293 people47.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

188 votes, representing 101,501,951 people44.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.5% 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 2.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21447.8%
NayLost18844.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.5%