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.R. 5855 // June 7, 2012

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013

Sponsor: ROBERT ADERHOLT (R-AL)

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY2013. Title I: Departmental Management and Operations - Makes appropriations for: (1) the Office of the Secretary and executive management, (2) the Office of the Under Secretary for Management, (3) the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, (4) the Office of the Chief Information Officer, (5) intelligence analysis and operations activities, and (6) the Office of the Inspector General. S.

Emergency Management Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

217 votes, representing 119,085,350 people49.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

185 votes, representing 102,493,054 people42.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.6% 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 0.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21749.7%
NayLost18542.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.6%