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. 1178 // June 9, 2010Needed two-thirds to agree

Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to compile the cost estimates prepared by the Congressional Budget Office which are included in reports filed by the committees of the House on approved legislation and post such estimates on the official public Internet site of the Office of the Clerk

Sponsor: Scott Murphy (D-NY)

Requires the Clerk of the House of Representatives to ensure that cost estimates prepared by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) are available to the public by including a link to the CBO's official website on the official public Internet site of the Office of the Clerk.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

390 votes, representing 209,980,970 people89.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

22 votes, representing 12,515,894 people5.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.2% 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
YeaWon39089.5%
NayLost225.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.2%