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.R. 22 // September 15, 2009Needed two-thirds to pass

United States Postal Service Financial Relief Act of 2009

Sponsor: JOHN MCHUGH (R-NY)

4 billion.

Government Operations and Politics Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

388 votes, representing 205,897,784 people88.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

32 votes, representing 18,102,284 people7.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.5% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon38888.7%
NayLost327.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.5%