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. 5 // July 8, 2015

Student Success Act

Sponsor: John Kline (R-MN)

Student Success Act (Sec. 6) Reauthorizes through FY2019 the programs under titles I-IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by this Act. (Sec.

Education Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

373 votes, representing 211,866,643 people85.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

57 votes, representing 32,506,961 people13.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.2% 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
YeaWon37385.7%
NayLost5713.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.2%