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. 1806 // May 20, 2015

America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015

Sponsor: LAMAR SMITH (R-TX)

America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015 TITLE I--NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2016-FY2017 for the National Science Foundation (NSF). (Sec.

Science, Technology, Communications Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Nay

215 votes, representing 122,274,966 people49.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

208 votes, representing 118,099,476 people47.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.8% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 0.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon21549.5%
YeaLost20847.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.8%