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. 350 // July 9, 2015

Providing for consideration of H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act

Sponsor: Michael Burgess (R-TX)

R. 6) to accelerate the discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century cures.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

242 votes, representing 137,265,582 people55.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

185 votes, representing 105,336,143 people42.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.9% 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
YeaWon24255.5%
NayLost18542.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.9%