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. 4487 // May 1, 2014

Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015

Sponsor: Tom Cole (R-OK)

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Economics and Public Finance Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Nay

221 votes, representing 124,030,675 people50.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

196 votes, representing 110,544,003 people45.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.2% 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
NayWon22150.7%
YeaLost19645.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.2%