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. 617 // July 9, 2009

Providing for consideration of H.R. 3081, Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, FY 2010 appropriations.

Sponsor: Dennis Cardoza (D-CA)

R. 3081) making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs 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

217 votes, representing 113,146,578 people48.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

187 votes, representing 102,767,229 people44.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.9% 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 1.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21748.8%
NayLost18744.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.9%