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. 877 // December 18, 2007

Providing for the consideration of the Senate Amendment to the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 6, Energy Independence and Security Act

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

220 votes, representing 111,592,018 people49.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

187 votes, representing 101,040,375 people44.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.4% 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 0.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon22049.1%
NayLost18744.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.4%