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. 918 // January 16, 2008

Providing for consideration of H.R. 2768, to establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies, and for other purposes

Sponsor: LOUISE SLAUGHTER (D-NY)

R. 2768 (Supplemental Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2007, or the S-MINER Act).

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

Won the vote · Yea

222 votes, representing 113,695,526 people49.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

191 votes, representing 104,366,828 people45.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.0% 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 0.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon22249.5%
NayLost19145.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.0%