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. 578 // June 25, 2009

Providing for consideration of H.R. 2996, Interior Appropriations, FY 2010

Sponsor: Jared Polis (D-CO)

R. 2996) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010.

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

Won the vote · Yea

241 votes, representing 125,520,271 people54.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

182 votes, representing 100,099,413 people43.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.8% 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
YeaWon24154.1%
NayLost18243.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.8%