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. 527 // February 5, 2015

Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015

Sponsor: STEVE CHABOT (R-OH)

S. S. territories and possessions, and the District of Columbia) that affect small entities.

Government Operations and Politics Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Nay

234 votes, representing 132,864,853 people53.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

184 votes, representing 104,756,125 people42.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.9% 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
NayWon23453.7%
YeaLost18442.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.9%