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. 3159 // December 30, 2012Needed two-thirds to pass

Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012

Sponsor: Ted Poe (R-TX)

S. foreign assistance. S.

International Affairs Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

379 votes, representing 209,100,930 people87.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

0 votes, representing 0 people0.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 12.8% 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
YeaWon37987.2%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken012.8%