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. 146 // April 11, 2013

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1120) Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act

Sponsor: Virginia Foxx (R-NC)

R. 1120) to prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from taking any action that requires a quorum of the members of the Board until such time as Board constituting a quorum shall have been confirmed by the Senate, the Supreme Court issues a decision on the constitutionality of the appointments to the Board made in January 2012, or the adjournment sine die of the first session of the 113th Congress.

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

Won the vote · Yea

226 votes, representing 125,628,713 people51.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

192 votes, representing 106,787,344 people44.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.0% 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
YeaWon22651.9%
NayLost19244.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.0%