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. 3509 // March 18, 2010Needed two-thirds to pass

Agricultural Credit Act of 2010

Sponsor: COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN)

Agricultural Credit Act of 2010 - Amends the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 to authorize appropriations through FY2015 for state agricultural loan mediation programs.

Agriculture and Food Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

382 votes, representing 205,495,047 people87.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

26 votes, representing 14,691,097 people6.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.2% 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
YeaWon38287.6%
NayLost266.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.2%