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. 542 // December 2, 2015

Providing for further consideration of H.R. 8, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015; providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany S. 1177, to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that every child achieves

Sponsor: Michael Burgess (R-TX)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 8 (North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015) and S. 1177 (Every Student Succeeds Act).

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

243 votes, representing 137,758,242 people55.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

177 votes, representing 100,864,512 people40.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.5% 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
YeaWon24355.7%
NayLost17740.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.5%