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. 873 // December 17, 2007

Same Day Rule

Sponsor: JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)

Waives a specified requirement of Rule XIII (Calendar and Committee Reports) to allow consideration of the following Senate amendments on the same day they are presented to the House: (1) the Senate amendment to H.R. 2764 (Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008); and (2) the Senate amendments to H.R. 6 (Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007).

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

Won the vote · Yea

215 votes, representing 108,996,553 people48.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

183 votes, representing 99,049,026 people43.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.4% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 2.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21548.0%
NayLost18343.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.4%