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. 853 // October 22, 2009

Providing for consideration of H.R. 3619, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010

Sponsor: Doris Matsui (D-CA)

R. 3619) to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2010.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

236 votes, representing 122,922,040 people53.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

171 votes, representing 94,212,627 people40.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.4% 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
YeaWon23653.0%
NayLost17140.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.4%